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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 HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
all
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
always
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
become
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From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
bed
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
black
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
broke
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
cleft
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
Coupée
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
crisp
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
cutting
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dark
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
DARKNESS
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
day
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
deep
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
down
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
early
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
enjoying
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
fascinating
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
fields
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
flooded
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
foam
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
follow
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
frost
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
Gard
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
gulf
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
habit
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From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
hard
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
hour
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
just
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
like
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
moon
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
NARROW
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
night
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
off
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
path
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
people
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
pipe
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
Plaisance
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
protecting
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
rocks
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
sauntered
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
securely
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
shimmering
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
silver
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
stand
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
there
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
tire
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
turning
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
walls
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
waver
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From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
waves
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
WAY
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
white
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From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
work
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
