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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 huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
acres
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
air
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
all
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
almost
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
away
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
Bayswater
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From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
black
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
blinded
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
clearness
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
clouds
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
cold
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
country
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
damp
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
darkness
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
deepest
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
differing
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
eminence
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading The Enchanted Palace.
enough
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
evening
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
eyes
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
faded
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
faintly
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
far
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
five
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From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
fog
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
fresh
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
ghostly
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
got
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
grey
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
house
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
huge
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
Indian
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
ink
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
landscape
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
light
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
London
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From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
miles
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From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
Palace
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From this reading The Enchanted Palace.
park
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
perceptible
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
points
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
replaced
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
shades
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
side
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From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
sky
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
starlight
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
surrounded
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Enchanted Palace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
thick
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
throats
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From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nevertheless it was a relief to breathe the fresh country air, after the damp fog which had clung to their throats and blinded their eyes.
Tottenham's
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From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
trees
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
very
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tottenham’s was about five miles from London on the Bayswater side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
white
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From this reading The fog had faded away from them long before they got so far, and had been replaced by the starlight clearness of a very cold evening; the sky was almost black, the points of light in it dead white, and all the landscape, so far as it was perceptible, an Indian ink landscape in faintly differing shades of black and deepest grey.
Winter
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From this reading It was a huge house, standing upon a little eminence, and surrounded by acres of park and clouds of thick but leafless trees, which looked ghostly enough in the Winter darkness.
