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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 sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
accustomed
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
all
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
anxiously
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
any
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
approaching
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
calculated
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
change
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
changed
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
clouds
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
developed
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
elevated
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
fallen
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
fog
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
head
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
heard
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
hour
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
instant
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From this reading “ Let us start without losing an instant.
lake
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
latitudes
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
looking
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
losing
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From this reading “ Let us start without losing an instant.
mist
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
moaning
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
Norman
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
obscured
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
off
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
old
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
ominous
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
peculiar
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
read
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
render
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
return
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
signs
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
sir
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From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
sky
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
south
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ Let us start without losing an instant.
sun
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
symptoms
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
temperature
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From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
thick
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From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
travellers
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
uneasy
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us be off, sir! let us be off!” cried old Norman, looking anxiously at the fog above his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
weather
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From this reading the return of the travellers; for during the last hour the weather had changed, and the appearance of the sky was calculated to render any one accustomed to read the signs of the clouds uneasy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was obscured by a thick mist, the wind had fallen, but - an ominous moaning was heard from the south of the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These symptoms of an approaching change of temperature were developed with all the rapidity peculiar to these elevated latitudes.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “ Let us start without losing an instant.
