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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 Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
bending
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
BIDS
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
Black
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
breeze
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
changed
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
chapel
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
CHARGED
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
cloak
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
clouds
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
darkness
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
de
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
down
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
drearily
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
early
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
earth
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
evening
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
fallen
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
fir
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
floor
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
gale
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
hand
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From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
hung
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
JUSTICE
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
LIPS
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
looking
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
low
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
lurid
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
man
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
mass
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
meet
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
moon
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
near
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From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
Paul
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
peered
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
prospect
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From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
rain
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From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
ruined
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
sailed
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
SPEAK
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
There
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From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
tightly
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
trees
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
TRUTH
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From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
turf-covered
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
Vaux
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
whistled
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "MY LIPS ARE CHARGED WITH TRUTH, AND JUSTICE BIDS ME SPEAK" An early darkness had fallen upon the earth.
woods
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
wrapped
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From this reading Paul de Vaux wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and, standing on the turf-covered floor of the ruined chapel, peered forward into the darkness, looking for the man whom he had come to meet.
yellowish
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From this reading A mass of lurid, yellowish clouds hung low down over the bending woods, and the wind whistled drearily amongst the fir trees.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was no rain as yet, but every prospect of it near at hand.
young
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From this reading Black clouds had sailed across the young moon, and the evening breeze had changed into a gale.
