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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 Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
affected
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
ago
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
all
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
awakened
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
back
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
Bay
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
cleanly
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
coped
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
day
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
door
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
east
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
Francisco
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
garden
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
glittering
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
greens
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
grown
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
height
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
horrors
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
house
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
houses
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
infancy
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
John
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
lay
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
light
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
maid
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
many
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
most
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
night
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
painting
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
refracted
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
roofed
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
room
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
San
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
saw
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From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
shone
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
sleep
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
slept
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
snow
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
spite
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
strange
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
sunrise
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
tapping
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
tea-drinking
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From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
ten
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN spite of the horrors of the day and the tea-drinking of the night, John slept the sleep of infancy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
walls
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From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
window
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
winter
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From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winter sunrise was painting the east; and as the window was to the back of the house, it shone into the room with many strange colours of refracted light.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without, the houses were all cleanly roofed with snow; the garden walls were coped with it a foot in height; the greens lay glittering.
years
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From this reading He was awakened by the maid, as it might have been ten years ago, tapping at the door.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet strange as snow had grown to John during his years upon the Bay of San Francisco, it was what he saw within that most affected him.
