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AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
branches
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
breathless
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
creek
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
dark
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
farther
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
fire
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
fireflies
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
forded
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
future
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From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
grew
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
ground
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
hardly
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
heavy
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
horse
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
hot
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
leafy
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
leftnounUS /left/
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
loose
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
made
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
MONTICELLO
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
more
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
night
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
oppressive
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
overhanging
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
past
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From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
present
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From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
Rand
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
restlessly
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
riding
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
road
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
rode
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From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
roof
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
scrambling
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
seen
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
Selim
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
side
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
sparkled
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
stars
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From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
steep
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
stones
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rand thought, as he rode, of the future and the present, but not of the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stars could hardly be seen between the branches, but from the ground to the leafy roof the fireflies sparkled restlessly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
town
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From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
trees
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
up
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From this reading He forded the creek, and the horse, scrambling up the farther side, struck fire from the loose stones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
way
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From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MONTICELLO AGAIN The night was hot and dark when Rand, riding Selim, left the town and took the Monticello road.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Farther on, the way grew steep, and the heavy shadow of the overhanging trees made yet more oppressive the breathless night.
