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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
absence
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
approaches
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
atmosphere
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
Aurora
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
away
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
barometer
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
becoming
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
Borealis
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
certain
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
clear
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
cold
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From this reading the cold decreased.
colonists
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
decreased
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From this reading the cold decreased.
difference
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
easily
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
enceinte
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
endured
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
existence
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
fell
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
halo
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
Hobson
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
implied
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
inhabitants
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
interpret
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
layers
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
loss
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
lunar
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
made
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
men
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
meteorologist
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
noticed
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
ordered
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
outer
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
phenomena
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
quantity
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
rose
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
slightly
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
snow
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
softer
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
symptoms
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From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
temperate
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
temperature
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading the cold decreased.
thermometer
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
upper
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From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
vapour
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
very
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
watery
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The absence of wind made a great difference, and Hobson having noticed that the upper layers of snow were becoming softer, ordered his men to clear it away from the outer approaches of the enceinte.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The phenomena of the lunar halo and Aurora Borealis were symptoms which a meteorologist would have been at no loss to interpret.
zero
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From this reading They implied the existence of a certain quantity of watery vapour in the atmosphere, and the barometer fell slightly, whilst the thermometer rose to 15° above zero.
zone
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From this reading Although this temperature would have seemed very cold to the inhabitants of a temperate zone, it was easily endured by the colonists.
