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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 Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
addressed
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
aimed
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
angry
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
blasts
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
branches
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
brawling
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brown
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
buds
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
burdened
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
ceased
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cloud
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
a person who knows a great deal about the quality of something
From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
dark
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
dashed
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
dim
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
discharge
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
drawing-room
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From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
elements
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enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
Esk
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felt
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fiercely
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firelight
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
fits
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
full
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From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
furious
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From this reading Something fiercely personal and furious was in the storm.
furniture
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From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
general
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giving
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
gleams
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
handful
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
high
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House
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hurricane
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
illuminated
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
individually
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intermittent
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
ladies
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
large
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
like
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
lived
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
lofty
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From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
March
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
new
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
night
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
pale
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
partially
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
people
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personal
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From this reading Something fiercely personal and furious was in the storm.
place
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
rain
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
ready
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
room
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
Rosscraig
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rough
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
seated
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
showed
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
shower
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
sky
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
some
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something fiercely personal and furious was in the storm.
spirit
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
starts
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
storm
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From this reading Something fiercely personal and furious was in the storm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
then
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
tossed
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
trees
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
Two
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From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
up
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
wildly
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
windows
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From this reading The large windows showed a pale dark sky, in which twilight was giving place to night, and across which the brown branches of the trees, rough with the buds of March, tossed wildly in a hurricane of wind, burdened with intermittent blasts of rain--rain that dashed fiercely against the windows a handful at a time, then ceased till some new cloud was ready to discharge its angry shower.
wintry
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two ladies were seated in a great dim room, partially illuminated by fits and starts with gleams of firelight.
woods
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
world
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From this reading It looked and felt like something not addressed to the world in general, but aimed individually by some angry spirit of the elements at the people who lived here high up above the brawling Esk amid the brown wintry woods at Rosscraig House.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The drawing-room was large, lofty, and full of old-fashioned furniture which would have enchanted a connoisseur.
