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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 Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
air
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From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
base
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
blue
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
brown
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
came
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
Capitol
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
Chesterfield
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
crystal
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From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
fell
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
fir
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
formed
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
glittering
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
green
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
hail
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hard
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
hastily
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
heard
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From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
hill
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
houses
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
landscape
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
LYNCH'S
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
made
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From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
out
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
pillars
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
pine
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
portico
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
Rand
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
river
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From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
showed
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
side
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
silver
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
sky
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
smudge
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
steep
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the still and crystal air the river made itself plainly heard.
street
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
trampled
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
trees
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From this reading Before him, between the great pillars, the landscape showed in glittering silver, in the brown of leafless trees and the hard green of pine and fir.
umber
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
walking
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From this reading AT LYNCH'S Rand, walking hastily through the hail of the Capitol, came out into the portico.
white
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From this reading The hill fell steep and white to the houses at its base and to the trampled street.
woods
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From this reading Across, on the Chesterfield side, the woods formed a long smudge of umber against the blue of the afternoon sky.
