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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 not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
air
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And far behind us we heard his sing-song:
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
birds
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
Cayuga's
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
cleared
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
cloak
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
cold
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
country
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
damp
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
darkness
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
dawn
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
dozing
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
draws
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
early
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
earth's
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
empty
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
far
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From this reading And far behind us we heard his sing-song:
few
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
Four
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From this reading "Four o'clock!
fragrance
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
glow
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
heard
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
Johnstown
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
knoll
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
lanthorn
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
lighted
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
lodge
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
muffled
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
o'clock
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From this reading "Four o'clock!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
off
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
own
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
partly
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
rocky
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
roused
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
sang
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
set
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
shook
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
sing-song
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From this reading And far behind us we heard his sing-song:
Sir
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
spring
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
stars
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
streets
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
sun
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
sweetness
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From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
town
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
trees
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
watchman
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From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And far behind us we heard his sing-song:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The stars lighted us through the streets of Johnstown, empty of life save for the muffled watchman dozing in his own lanthorn glow, who roused as he heard us, and shook his damp cloak.
William
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From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The air was cold and without fragrance, for in our country it is the sun that draws the earth's sweetness in early spring.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was not yet dawn, though a few birds sang in the darkness around us, as Sir William and I set off for the Cayuga's lodge, which stood beyond the town on a rocky knoll, partly cleared of trees.
