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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 They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
abyss
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
barn
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
bats
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
beat
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
bland
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From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
bodies
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
branches
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
bridge
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
brushed
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
carried
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
celestial
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
climbing
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
cut-off
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
dark
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From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
Decker's
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
Dew-wet
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
edge
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
faces
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
GAP
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From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
gorge
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
hair
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
hill
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
hoofs
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
horses
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
keep
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
knew
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
lighted
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
low-flying
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
McEvoy's
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
Miles
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
moon
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
night
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From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
old
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
planks
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
plunged
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
quake
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
Ravenel's
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
resounding
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
road
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
sagging
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
sat
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
Simms
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
stars
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
straight
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
SUNSET
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From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
swept
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
there
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
touched
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
travelers
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
tremble
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From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
wagon
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From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUNSET GAP The night was as bland as it was dark.
way
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From this reading Neither stars nor moon lighted the way of the travelers, but Miles McEvoy’s horses had no need of these celestial bodies to help them keep the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They did not tremble as, climbing and still climbing, it carried them along the edge of a gorge; nor did they quake when their hoofs beat on a resounding bridge, though there were but planks between them and an abyss.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dew-wet branches touched the faces of those who sat in the sagging old wagon, and low-flying bats brushed their hair.
woods
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From this reading They knew it, though it swept around Simms’ barn and took the cut-off by Decker’s hill, and plunged straight through Ravenel’s woods.
