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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 These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
adept
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From this reading I became an adept in the necessary tactics.
advantage
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From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I became an adept in the necessary tactics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
became
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From this reading I became an adept in the necessary tactics.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
cloak
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
cover
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From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
darkness
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
days
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
dells
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
dishonourable
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
enthralling
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
Fresh
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From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
guests
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From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
hillocks
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I became an adept in the necessary tactics.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
kind
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
learn
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From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
links
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
low
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
mansion-house
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From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
necessary
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From this reading I became an adept in the necessary tactics.
Northmour
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From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
old
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From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
pavilion
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
perhaps
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
profiting
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
provisions
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From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
pursuit
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
round
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
shallow
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From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
skulked
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
spite
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From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
surface
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
tactics
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From this reading I became an adept in the necessary tactics.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These low hillocks and shallow dells, running one into another, became a kind of cloak of darkness for my enthralling, but perhaps dishonourable, pursuit.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
two
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
uneven
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From this reading For two days I skulked round the pavilion, profiting by the uneven surface of the links.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
woman
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From this reading Fresh provisions were brought under cover of darkness by the old woman from the mansion-house.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, in spite of this advantage, I could learn but little of Northmour or his guests.
