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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 ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
air
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
all
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From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
anxiety
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
astir
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From this reading Thronged by riders, the Row was all astir.
awakened
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
came
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
carelessness
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
clouds
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
down
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
firmament
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
flowers
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
gallop
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
gleams
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
hack
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
headache
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
hopeful
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
languor
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From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
light
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
mingled
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From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
mounted
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
paralysed
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
Park
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
passers
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
purple
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
rain-washed
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
responsibility
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
restlessness
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
riders
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From this reading Thronged by riders, the Row was all astir.
ROTTEN
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
ROW
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
sense
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
Shelton
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
sky
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From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
spring
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From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
stealing
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
Thronged
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From this reading Thronged by riders, the Row was all astir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
tranquil
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
trees
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
unhappy
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From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
violence
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From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the sky was mingled all the languor and the violence of the spring.
wear
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From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was rain-washed, and the passers by seemed to wear an air of tranquil carelessness, as if anxiety were paralysed by their responsibility of the firmament.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROTTEN ROW With a headache and a sense of restlessness, hopeful and unhappy, Shelton mounted his hack next morning for a gallop in the Park.
wore
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From this reading The trees and flowers wore an awakened look in the gleams of light that came stealing down from behind the purple of the clouds.
