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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 HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
accentuate
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
beasts
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
black
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
blue
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
brawling
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
caught
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
chosen
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
clad
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
CLEFT
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
conveyed
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
crawling
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
crests
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
dark
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
defiles
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
desolation
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
encounter
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From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
ever-increasing
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
feet
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
fir
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
FOUGHT
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
friendliness
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
glimpse
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
gnashing
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
grew
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
growths
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
hanging
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
hills
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
hollow
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
humanity
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
humps
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
larch
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
leading
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
led
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
little-used
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
loneliness
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
main
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From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
more
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
nomadic
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
off
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
once
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
Only
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
Palma
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
posting
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
powdered
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
profound
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
quitting
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From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
road
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
rough
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
route
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
rugged
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
sense
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
served
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
signs
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
slowly
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
smoke
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
snow
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
some
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
sparsely
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
streams
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
surrounding
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From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
teeth
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
tents
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
then
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
times
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But these were the only signs of humanity; they conveyed no sense of friendliness and served only to accentuate the surrounding loneliness.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
traveller
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From this reading Not one traveller did they encounter after quitting the main road.
travelling
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
tribe
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
turned
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
up
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
way
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
white
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From this reading At times the way led through dark defiles, with brawling streams gnashing sudden white teeth at them as they passed, and then they were crawling slowly over rugged humps of the hills, amid ever-increasing desolation and a loneliness that grew more and more profound.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
wreaths
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From this reading Only once, in a distant hollow, they caught a glimpse of the beasts and tents of some nomadic tribe, with thin blue wreaths of smoke hanging over them.
Yablonois
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From this reading HOW THEY FOUGHT IN THE CLEFT The route Palma had chosen, when at last they turned off the posting road, was a little-used track leading up into the Yablonois, rough travelling amid broken black hills, whose feet were sparsely clad with ancient growths of larch and fir, and their crests powdered with snow.
