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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 But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
all
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
attained
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
awake
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
bed
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From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
blankets
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From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
came
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
consequences
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
day
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From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
dinner
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
east
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From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
end
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
felt
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From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
feverish
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
Heaven
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
Howland
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
illness
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
lashings
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From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
lay
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From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
loss
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
merciful
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
mild
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
more
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
night
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
overcoat
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
overtake
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
prevent
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From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
Rankin's
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
resented
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
Rickman
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
shivering
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From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
stayed
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From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
Street
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
tenderness
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
terror
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From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
thaw
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
there
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From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
tiles
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From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But the next day there came a mild and merciful thaw, a tenderness of Heaven that was felt even under the tiles in Howland Street.
warmth
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From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the consequences of that terrible dinner at Rankin's there was none that Rickman resented more than the loss of his overcoat.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading He stayed in bed all day to prevent it, and because of his weakness, and for warmth.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay between his blankets he still felt all the lashings of the east wind around his shivering body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was awake all that night, and the morning found him feverish with terror of the illness that might overtake him before he attained his end.
