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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 “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
air
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From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
all
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
atmosphere
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
autumn
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
bereaving
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
Betty
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From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
birds
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
chill
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
clouds
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
damp
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
day
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From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
days
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
dreary
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From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
dull
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From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
end
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
English
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
feared
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From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
feet
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
foreseen
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From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
grey
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
hangs
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From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
Heavy
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
hung
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
leaves
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
lie
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
LOOKnounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
only
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
power
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
rain
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
regretted
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From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
REMEMBERverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
sad
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From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
seem
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
Sky
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
speak
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
spring
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
summer
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
sunlight
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
surely
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
sways
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From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
things
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that has been sad and to be regretted or feared hangs heavy in the air and sways all thought.
threatened
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From this reading Heavy rain clouds hung and threatened, and the atmosphere was damp and chill.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
trees
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From this reading Sky is grey, trees are grey, dead leaves lie damp beneath the feet, sunlight and birds seem forgotten things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
WORD
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From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I HAVE NO WORD OR LOOK TO REMEMBER” It was a dull and dreary day, as Betty had foreseen it would be.
year's
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From this reading It was one of those days of the English autumn which speak only of the end of things, bereaving one of the power to remember next year's spring and summer, which, after all, must surely come.
