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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 a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
ascended
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
back
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
broad
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
clear
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
cloud
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
dismal
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From this reading There was a melancholy wind, and the marshes were very dismal.
enclosed
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
enough
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
few
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
field
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
full
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
go
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
hardly
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
hesitated
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
hold
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
inclined
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
insupportable
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
lands
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
large
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
line
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
marshes
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
melancholy
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From this reading There was a melancholy wind, and the marshes were very dismal.
minutes
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
moon
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
mountains
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
night
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
oppressive
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
out
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
piled
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From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
red
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
ribbon
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
rose
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From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
sky
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
stranger
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From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a few minutes she had ascended out of that clear field, in among the piled mountains of cloud.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
there
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From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beyond their dark line there was a ribbon of clear sky, hardly broad enough to hold the red large moon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
very
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From this reading There was a melancholy wind, and the marshes were very dismal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dark night, though the full moon rose as I left the enclosed lands, and passed out upon the marshes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a melancholy wind, and the marshes were very dismal.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a melancholy wind, and the marshes were very dismal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A stranger would have found them insupportable, and even to me they were so oppressive that I hesitated, half inclined to go back.
