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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 first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
Acton's
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
also
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
Baroness
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From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
brilliant
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
change
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
cheerful
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From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
church
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
cold
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From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
daughters
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
day
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From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
devotional
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From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
dreary
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From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
fall
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From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
feared
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
Felix
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
followed
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
Gertrude
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
highly
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
holding
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
home
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From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
mood
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From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
most
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
Newport
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
observance
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
overshoes
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
prevailed
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
privilege
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
put
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
rain
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From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
return
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
Robert
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Baroness remained at home; she was in neither a cheerful nor a devotional mood.
sunday
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
umbrella
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
valued
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain began to fall and the day was cold and dreary.
weather
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
Wentworth
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
whole
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From this reading It is to be feared that, in the whole observance, this was the privilege he most highly valued.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
witnessed
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From this reading The first sunday that followed Robert Acton’s return from Newport witnessed a change in the brilliant weather that had long prevailed.
Young
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From this reading Mr. Wentworth and his daughters put on overshoes and went to church, and Felix Young, without overshoes, went also, holding an umbrella over Gertrude.
