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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 During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
any
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
autumn
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
BERANGER
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From this reading DE BERANGER.
building
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
clouds
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
coeur
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
country
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
dark
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
day
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
DE
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From this reading DE BERANGER.
desolate
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
dreary
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
dull
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
est
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
evening
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
Fall
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
glimpse
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
gloom
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
half-pleasureable
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
heavens
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
horseback
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
House
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
how
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
hung
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
il
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
images
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
insufferable
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
le
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
low
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
luth
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
melancholy
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
natural
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
oppressively
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
passing
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
pervaded
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
poetic
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
qu'on
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
receives
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
resonne
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
say
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
sense
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
sentiment
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
shades
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
singularly
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
Sitot
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
Son
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
soundless
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
spirit
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From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
sternest
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
suspendu
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
touche
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
tract
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
un
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
unrelieved
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
Usher
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From this reading The Fall of the House of Usher Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne.
usually
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From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
view
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasureable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible.
whole
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
year
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From this reading During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
