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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 A CRISIS.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
August
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
autumn
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
changed
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From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
coming
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
CRISIS
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From this reading A CRISIS.
day
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
differs
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
end
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
evening
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
fiery
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
fingers
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
got
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From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
haze
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
horizon
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
leaves
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
light
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
Lottie
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From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
luminous
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
made
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
many
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
marked
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
mist
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
more
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
night
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
prematurely
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
reality
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
revolution
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
said
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
single
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
Slopes
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
soft
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
sometimes
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
summer
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
there
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
traces
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From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
up
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From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
usual
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
veiled
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
veils
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
very
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From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
visibly
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From this reading It had changed a little in reality, as sometimes one day differs from another in autumn, the world having visibly made a more marked revolution than usual in a single night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been a very fine summer, but it was coming prematurely to an end, everybody said, and about the horizon there began to be veils of luminous mist in the morning, and soft haze that veiled the evening light.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had got on to the end of August, and there were traces of many fiery fingers upon the leaves on the Slopes.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
world
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From this reading When Lottie got up next morning the world seemed to have changed to her.
