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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 AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
abated
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
Abington
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast she went out to see what damage had been done.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
bedroom
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
beeches
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After breakfast she went out to see what damage had been done.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
branches
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
breakfast
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From this reading After breakfast she went out to see what damage had been done.
Caroline
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
coasts
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
country
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
crashing
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
damage
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
day
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
drift
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
earth
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
elm
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
England
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
everywhere
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
evidence
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
fury
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
gale
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
high
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
late
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
leaves
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
lying
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
mostly
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
night
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
October
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
out
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
park
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
planted
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
prone
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
raging
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
saw
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
scattered
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
see
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From this reading After breakfast she went out to see what damage had been done.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
slopes
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
some
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
strewn
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
swept
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
terrific
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
there
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
towered
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From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
trees
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast she went out to see what damage had been done.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
wet
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After breakfast she went out to see what damage had been done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
wild
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT It was a wild wet day in late October.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was still raging, though it had abated some of its fury, and even as she looked she saw a high elm that had towered above the beeches with which the slopes of the park were mostly planted come crashing to the earth.
window
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From this reading It had done great damage at Abington, and when Caroline looked out of her bedroom window in the morning she saw evidence of it in great trees lying prone here and there in the park, and the drift of leaves and branches scattered everywhere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
wreckage
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From this reading A terrific gale had swept over the country the night before, and strewn the coasts of England with wreckage.
