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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 There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
black
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
boy
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
burned
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From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
climbing
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
clouds
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
colour
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
crimson
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
dropped
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
dyeing
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
embers
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
faded
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From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
fire
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From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
forest
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
hearth
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From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
hollows
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
Keep
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
made
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
night
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From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
numberless
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From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
only
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
own
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
paint
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
pictures
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
red
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
river
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
sat
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
set
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From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
sky
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
stars
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From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
suffusion
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
sun
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
There
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
Tryst
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From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
used
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
war
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
window
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From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
woods
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
zenith
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From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
