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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 proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
all
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning rose clear and bright.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
autumnal
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
book
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
bore
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
breaking
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
bright
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From this reading The morning rose clear and bright.
calm
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
cavity
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
clear
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From this reading The morning rose clear and bright.
cliff
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
close
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
crushing
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
dawn
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
deep
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
direction
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
dreaded
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
earliest
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
exploring
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
falling
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
filling
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
folded
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
followed
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
glacis
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
half-opened
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
Hollow
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
ill-omened
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
including
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
infinite
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
leaves
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
Ledge
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
like
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
line
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
Man's
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
mansion-house
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning rose clear and bright.
Mountain
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
much
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
now
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
off
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
out
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
overhanging
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
parties
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
piling
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
proved
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
ravages
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
repose
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
return
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
rose
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From this reading The morning rose clear and bright.
ruins
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
slide
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
slope
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
southern
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
storm
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
sunshine
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
sweetness
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From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning rose clear and bright.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
tracing
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From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
trees
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
up
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
vast
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From this reading It proved to be not so much a slide as the breaking off and falling of a vast line of cliff, including the dreaded Ledge.
wall
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From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the earliest dawn exploring parties were out in every direction along the southern slope of The Mountain, tracing the ravages of the great slide and the track it had followed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had folded over like the leaves of a half-opened book when they close, crushing the trees below, piling its ruins in a glacis at the foot of what had been the overhanging wall of the cliff, and filling up that deep cavity above the mansion-house which bore the ill-omened name of Dead Man's Hollow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long storm was over, and the calm autumnal sunshine was now to return, with all its infinite repose and sweetness.
