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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 The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
all
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
attainable
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
away
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
banks
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
branches
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
brown
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
cheer
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
cloak
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
cold
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
cousin
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
day
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
debate
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
dollars
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
Englefield's
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
expedition
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
figure
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
gate
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
gleam
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
gravely
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
gutters
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
heaped
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
high
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
hood
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
late
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
leafy
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
listened
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
made
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
Matilda
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
means
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
Mrs
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
out
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
overhung
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
pleasure
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
probabilities
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
put
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
rather
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
set
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
shade
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
sisters
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
slanting
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
snow
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
snowy
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
solitary
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From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
streets
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
stretched
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
summer
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
sunbeams
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day but one, in the afternoon, a little figure set out from Mrs. Englefield's gate on a solitary expedition.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
then
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From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
too
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
trees
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
twenty-five
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
various
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From this reading She had left her sisters and cousin in high debate, over the various probabilities of pleasure attainable through the means of twenty-five dollars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
way
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Matilda listened gravely for a while; then left them, put on her hood and cloak, and went out alone.
white
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From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
winter
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From this reading It was rather late in the short winter afternoon; the slanting sunbeams made a gleam of cheer, though it was cold cheer too, upon the snowy streets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stretched away, the white streets, heaped with banks of snow where the gutters should be, overhung with brown branches of trees, where in summer the leafy canopy made a pleasant shade all along the way.
