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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 For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
blared
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
boughs
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
Clotilda
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
coves
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
cup-like
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
deep
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
drops
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
ear
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
echo
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From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
falling
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
footsteps
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
glancing
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
glittering
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
hardly
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
harmony
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
how
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
impressive
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From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
keyed
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
like
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
listened
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
Lloyd
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
low-hanging
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
lyrical
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
measure
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
moisture-weighted
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
more
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From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
mute
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
myriads
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
narrow
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
notes
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
now
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
patter
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
Pinnott
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
place
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
porch
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
proclamation
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From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
quitted
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
rain
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
realise
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
retreating
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From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
rhythmic
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
secluded
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
silver
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
some
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
sonorous
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From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
storm
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From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
succeeded
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From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No more the echo repeated the sonorous proclamation of the imperious thunder.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time after Lloyd had quitted the place Clotilda Pinnott stood on the porch and listened to his retreating footsteps.
tree
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
trumpeting
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
turmoils
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From this reading An impressive silence had succeeded the turmoils of the storm.
uncomprehended
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
valleys
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From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
words
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From this reading The glancing lyrical notes of the rain, falling on the ear like myriads of uncomprehended words keyed to harmony in rhythmic measure, had left but now and again the patter of glittering silver drops from the low-hanging boughs of some moisture-weighted tree.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One could hardly realise how the trumpeting wind had blared through those narrow, deep, mute valleys with their yet more secluded, cup-like coves.
