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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 It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
advancing
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From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
August
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From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
background
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From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
breaking
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
clouds
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
cloudy
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From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
DAVID
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
day
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From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
delicate
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
departing
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
ELSMERE
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
engulfed
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From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
ETC
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
evening
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From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
forcing
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
golds
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
greys
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
GRIEVE
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
hill
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From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
HISTORY
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
lattice-work
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
lay
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From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
level
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
light
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From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
MARCELLA
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
masses
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
Now
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
ROBERT
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From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
sun
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
sunset
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
temperature
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ROBERT ELSMERE," "THE HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE," "MARCELLA," ETC.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
unusually
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From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
up
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
village
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From this reading Against that glowing background lay the village, already engulfed by the advancing shadow.
warmer
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
way
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From this reading Now, about sunset, the temperature was warmer than it had been in the morning, and the departing sun was forcing its way through the clouds, breaking up their level masses into delicate lattice-work of golds and greys.
wheat-fields
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From this reading The last radiant light was on the wheat-fields under the hill, and on the long chalk hill itself.
year
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From this reading It was an August evening, still and cloudy after a day unusually chilly for the time of year.
