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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 TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
almost
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From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
ample
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
any
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
back
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
become
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
black
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
brighter
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
change
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
Coupée
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
crossed
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crossing
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
cutting
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
darkness
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
difficulty
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
earth
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
enjoyed
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
evening
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
FELL
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
full
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
Gard
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
general
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
gold
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
grew
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
hour
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
HOW
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
insolences
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From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
lift
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
made
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
marvel
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
mere
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
minute
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
mists
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
moment
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
moon
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
Nance
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From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
night
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
OUT
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
outlook
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
paler
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
pall
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
peaceful
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
place
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promise
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
proper
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
recollection
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
red
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
risen
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
Sark
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
scurrilous
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From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
set
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
sicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/
a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
side
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
sky
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
slip
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
spacious
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From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
strip
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
sufficed
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
things
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From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
Tom
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From this reading He was so full of Nance that he had almost forgotten Tom and his scurrilous insolences.
TWO
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From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW TWO FELL OUT It was but a thin strip of a moon that had risen above the evening mists--a mere sickle of red gold--but such as it was it sufficed to lift the pall of darkness from the earth and set the black sky back into its proper place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Gard the night had suddenly become spacious and ample, and the peaceful slip of a moon, which grew paler and brighter every minute, was full of promise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He crossed the Coupée without any difficulty, enjoyed over again the recollection of that last crossing, and stood in the cutting on the Sark side for a moment to marvel at the change an hour had made in his outlook on things in general.
