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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 Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
almost
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
appear
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the edge of this Miles reared his shoulders higher.
base
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
belated
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
black
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
blue
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
boy
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
cage
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
cast
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
circular
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
cone
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
dark
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
downward
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
edge
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From this reading At the edge of this Miles reared his shoulders higher.
face
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
few
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
Fierce
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
flannel
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
flooded
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
fluttered
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
glass
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
grave
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
GYPSY
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
head
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
higher
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From this reading At the edge of this Miles reared his shoulders higher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
inspection
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
irritated
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
lamp
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
light
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
like
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
made
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
man's
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
MARE
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
Miles
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
moths
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
movement
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
night
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
panes
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
reared
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From this reading At the edge of this Miles reared his shoulders higher.
restless
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
shirt
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
shone
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
shoulders
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From this reading At the edge of this Miles reared his shoulders higher.
sleepy
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
snowflakes
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
solid
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
supporting
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From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the edge of this Miles reared his shoulders higher.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
Thrusting
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The circular base of the lamp cast downward a shadow so black as almost to appear a solid supporting cone.
tousled
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
trap-door
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From this reading THE GYPSY MARE Thrusting his tousled head through the trap-door, Miles made his third and last inspection for the night.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
vain
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
weary
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From this reading Under the blue flannel shirt their weary movement was that of a sleepy boy; but his thin, dark face shone grave as a man’s.
yellow
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From this reading Fierce yellow light flooded the glass cage; against the panes, like restless, irritated snowflakes, a few belated moths fluttered in vain.
