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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 The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
advanced
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From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
apparent
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From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
branches
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
chords
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
country
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From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
darkness
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
dreary
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
elements
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
FARM-HOUSE
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From this reading THE FARM-HOUSE.
fierce
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
flaming
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
glaring
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
harmony
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
harp
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
imitated
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
increase
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From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
jarred
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
joined
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
lightning
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
living
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
mighty
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
most
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From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
murky
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
music
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
night
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From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
opposed
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
plains
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From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
pursued
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
rushed
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
storm
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From this reading As the night still advanced, so did the storm increase.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
swelling
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
symphony
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
tempest
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FARM-HOUSE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
torches
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
trees
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
uninterruptedly
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
violence
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From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
voices
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From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the plains in the open country its violence was most apparent.
waving
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
wild
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From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thunder pursued uninterruptedly its tempest symphony, and the fierce wind joined it, swelling into wild harmony when it rushed through the trees, as if in their waving branches it struck the chords of a mighty harp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here no living voices jarred with the dreary music of the elements; no flaming torches opposed the murky darkness or imitated the glaring lightning.
