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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 glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
bay
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
blue-eyed
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
bride
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
burnished
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
Calcutta
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
domes
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
dusky
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
England
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
Eugenia's
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From this reading Near him lay a letter, Eugenia's letter, which was just received.
far
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
flashed
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
gems
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
gleams
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
glorious
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
Hindoo
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
home
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
just
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From this reading Near him lay a letter, Eugenia's letter, which was just received.
lay
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From this reading Near him lay a letter, Eugenia's letter, which was just received.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
letter
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From this reading Near him lay a letter, Eugenia's letter, which was just received.
like
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
lofty
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
lover
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
man
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
Merrie
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
minarets
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
moonbeams
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
moonlight
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
NAT
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From this reading UNCLE NAT.
Near
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From this reading Near him lay a letter, Eugenia's letter, which was just received.
night
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
old
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
received
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From this reading Near him lay a letter, Eugenia's letter, which was just received.
room
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
sat
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
scarlet
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
shone
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
shores
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
side
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
silent
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
silver
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
sleeping
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
soldier
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
sparkling
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
tale
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
talked
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
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 glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
too
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From this reading On this night, too, an old man in his silent room, sat thinking of _his_ home far beyond the shores of "Merrie England."
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE NAT.
uniform
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
waters
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From this reading IT was a glorious moonlight night, and, like gleams of burnished silver, the moonbeams flashed from the lofty domes and minarets of Calcutta, or shone like sparkling gems on the sleeping waters of the bay.
wearing
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From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a night when the Hindoo lover told his tale to the dusky maiden at his side, and the soldier, wearing the scarlet uniform, talked to his blue-eyed bride of the home across the waters, which she had left to be with him.
