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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 wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
allowed
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
brush
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
budding
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busy
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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certainly
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clearly
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cliff
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
cold
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
dashed
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day
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deep
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
difficulty
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dipped
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
Dyott's
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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expressed
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filling
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
firm
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force
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gathered
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gave
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
green
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had turned so much worse that the rest of the day was certainly lost.
heard
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
interruption
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
ladies
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lawn
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letters
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light
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
lost
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marked
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masses
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
Mrs
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much
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noise
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note
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pen
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pretty
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
protected
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pursue
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rain
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From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
respective
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restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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risen
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saloon
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scratch
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sea
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
seated
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sharp
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From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
showed
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shrubs
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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sky
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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splotches
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spring
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storm
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sufficiently
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table
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tasks
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The weather had turned so much worse that the rest of the day was certainly lost.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather had turned so much worse that the rest of the day was certainly lost.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thick
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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thump
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
tossed
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touch
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trees
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troubled
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
turned
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two
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verandah
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vicious
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violence
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vivid
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather had turned so much worse that the rest of the day was certainly lost.
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
weather
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well
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wet
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From this reading Beyond the lawn, beyond the cliff, the great wet brush of the sky dipped deep into the sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had risen and the storm gathered force; they gave from time to time a thump at the firm windows and dashed even against those protected by the verandah their vicious splotches of rain.
windows
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The two ladies seated there in silence could pursue without difficulty--as well as, clearly, without interruption--their respective tasks; a confidence expressed, when the noise of the wind allowed it to be heard, by the sharp scratch of Mrs. Dyott's pen at the table where she was busy with letters.
worse
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From this reading The weather had turned so much worse that the rest of the day was certainly lost.
young
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From this reading But the lawn, already vivid with the touch of May, showed a violence of watered green; the budding shrubs and trees repeated the note as they tossed their thick masses, and the cold troubled light, filling the pretty saloon, marked the spring afternoon as sufficiently young.
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