/reɪn/
rainfall
Also means: to fall as rain
It is after the rain.
Found in the Mud · A1English vocabulary: Weather – 20 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards
20 words · Story levels: A0–B1
Including: rain · cold · weather · wind · ice
rain
/reɪn/
rainfall
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/koʊld/
having a low temperature
Also means: emotionally distant or unfriendly · cold weather or low temperature · chilling or unsettling, producing fear or dread
The red seat is cold.
The Empty Seat · A0
/ˈwɛðər/
atmospheric conditions
Also means: worn by exposure to weather
The weather is cold, and it rains.
The Red Telephone Box That Sold Hot Soup · A1
/wɪnd/
moving air
The wind was cold.
The Photograph in the Charity Shop Coat · A2
/aɪs/
frozen water
Also means: frozen surface on water
The harbor market smelled of salt and ice.
The Fishmonger Who Refused the Catch of the Day · A2
/snoʊ/
She puts her phone away and watches the dark trees and white snow through the window.
The Carriage Where No One Speaks on the Last Train North · A2
/ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/
degree of heat
I feel the temperature.
The Baker with the Broken Clock · A1
/klaʊd/
Priya looked at the clouds.
The Penalty No One Wanted to Take · A2
/frɔst/
frost: a layer of ice formed by freezing
Also means: frost-: compound modifier meaning covered with frost
Tomatoes: south-facing wall, no frost.
The Allotment Left to Two Brothers in the Same Will · B1
/fɑɡ/
thick mist
He walked away into the fog, leaving the quiet streets to the ticking of the new world.
The Last Window Tapped by the Knocker-up · A2
/ˈsʌnlaɪt/
light from the sun
Almost no sunlight comes in.
The Signature Scratched into the Tower Cell Wall · A2
/friːz/
extremely cold
Also means: became unable to act · motionless and still · turned to ice
Edinburgh in winter is freezing fyi
He Listed the Flat Without Telling Me · B1
/kʌm/
fall as rain
Also means: arrive or attend · return · advance or flow inward
But this year, the rain came hard.
The Brass Band That Played On When the Parade Turned Back · A2
/tɜːn/
become warmer
Also means: rotate · change direction · face or move toward
On the way home, the wind had turned warmer.
The Smuggler's Map Stitched into the Fisherman's Coat · B1
/fɔːl/
descends as rain
Also means: loses balance and goes down · breaks down or fails · is cast or extends across a surface
The rain fell harder.
The Penalty No One Wanted to Take · A2
/ˈhɛvi/
intense or abundant rainfall
Also means: weighing a lot · oppressive or gloomy · comparative: weighing more
The rain was heavy now, and the street was full of umbrellas opening like black flowers.
The Wrong Umbrella Taken from the Garrick Club · B1
/bloʊ/
wind moved air
Also means: made a whistle sound
When Elena walked away, the wind still blew, but she did not feel cold.
The Photograph in the Charity Shop Coat · A2
/wɛt/
rainy; characterized by rain
Also means: covered with water; not dry · filled with tears
So when he reached for it after lunch on a wet Tuesday in November and found a plain black umbrella hanging in its place, he felt a cold shock that had nothing to do with the weather outside.
The Wrong Umbrella Taken from the Garrick Club · B1
/ʃɑrp/
biting and stinging
Also means: having a cutting edge or point · intelligent and quick-thinking · more intense or severe
The wind was cold and sharp.
The Smuggler's Map Stitched into the Fisherman's Coat · B1
/ɡreɪ/
dull or gloomy
Also means: gray-colored · gray horse · a gray color or shade
On a grey Tuesday morning in October, Thomas loaded his boat with cod and began the journey up the coast.
The Smuggler's Map Stitched into the Fisherman's Coat · B1