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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 TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
asleep
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
bed
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From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
big
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
blew
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
clock
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
corner
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
creep
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
down
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
Eldridge
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From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
evening
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From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
go
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
gone
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From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
gusts
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
husband's
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
morning-room
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From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
night
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From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
now
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
Pamela
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From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
quietly
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
rain
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From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
room
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
see
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
shivering
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From this reading Colonel Eldridge had come in the evening before, shivering, and had gone to bed.
sit
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
talking
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
then
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
ticked
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
TRODDEN
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From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
upstairs
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From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
very
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
waiting
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From this reading Mrs. Eldridge and Pamela sat in the morning-room, waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
WAY
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From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
wild
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From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY It was a wild night of wind and rain.
window-panes
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From this reading Then she would come down again, and they would sit still, talking very little, while the big clock in the corner ticked on, and the gusts of rain blew against the window-panes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every now and then Mrs. Eldridge would go upstairs, and creep quietly into her husband's room, to see if he was still asleep.
