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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 IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
all
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From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
almost
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
apart
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
blade
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
blowing
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
chill
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
day
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From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
drizzling
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
dull
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
exhausted
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From this reading He realized now how exhausted he was.
faint
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
find
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
guided
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From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
hemlock
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
HOC
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
holding
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
hopes
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
how
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From this reading He realized now how exhausted he was.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
knife
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
late
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
leg
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
now
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
outlook
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
rain
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
realized
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From this reading He realized now how exhausted he was.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
reveal
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
round
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
scratched
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
secured
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
shown
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From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
SIGNO
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
sky
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
sneaker
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
sore
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
sun
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From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
thumb
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
top
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
torn
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From this reading He might have secured an outlook from the top of the hemlock, but his leg was scratched and sore and one sneaker torn almost apart.
tried
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
twirling
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
vainly
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
vertically
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From this reading He tried vainly to find it by holding his knife blade vertically on his thumb and twirling it round in hopes that it might reveal a faint shadow.
VINCES
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From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun, which might have guided him, had not shown itself all day.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN HOC SIGNO VINCES It was now late in the afternoon, and the drizzling rain had stopped; but the sky remained dull, and a chill wind was blowing.
