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16th
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From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
almost
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
bitter
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
blockaded
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
carried
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
CERTAIN
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From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
December
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
difficulties
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
DISCREPANCIES
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early
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
EXAMINATION
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From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
exceptional
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
fallen
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
hours
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
intermittently
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
January
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From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
mild
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
night
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From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
PRINCIPAL
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promised
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
remembered
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From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
reputation
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
roads
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
season
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
severity
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
snow
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
STATEMENTS
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From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
THREE
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From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
together
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
traffic
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From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
treated
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
true
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
unusually
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
vindicated
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
weeks
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From this reading For three weeks the snow had fallen, intermittently, it is true, but for hours together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roads were almost blockaded, and traffic was carried on under exceptional difficulties.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The night of the 16th of January will be long remembered.
winter
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From this reading The season, which in the early part of December had promised to be unusually mild, suddenly vindicated its reputation, and we were treated to an old-fashioned, bitter winter of great severity.
WITNESSES
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From this reading AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
