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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 There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
all
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From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
approach
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
babbling
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
burden
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
cast
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
clouds
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From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
Coming
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
cross
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
enough
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From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
exhaustion
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
flowing
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
glacier
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
going
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From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
growing
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
half-delirious
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
hid
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
informed
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From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
intended
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From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
knew
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From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
noise
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
now
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From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
out
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
presently
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
ran
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
released
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
saw
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
secretly
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From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
set
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From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
soul
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
starlight
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From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
stones
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From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
sunk
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
There
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From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
volume
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
waylay
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From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
