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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 Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
attendant
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
away
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
bathed
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
blue
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
bright
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading NOÉMI could not sleep that night.
darkness
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
deep
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
eclipsed
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
falling
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
full
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
glorious
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
grey
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
infused
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
landscape
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
Le
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
light
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
looking
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
moon
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
moonlight
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
night
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From this reading NOÉMI could not sleep that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOÉMI could not sleep that night.
NOÉMI
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From this reading NOÉMI could not sleep that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
out
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
Peuch
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
precipitous
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
prison
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
RING
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From this reading THE RING.
rocks
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
rocky
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
rounded
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
sat
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
sky
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
sleep
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From this reading NOÉMI could not sleep that night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
soft
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
sombre
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
stages
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
star
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOÉMI could not sleep that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RING.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
there
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
trees
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
turned
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
undulations
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
valley
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
Venus
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
Vézère
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From this reading She sat in her rocky prison looking out over the valley of the Vézère at the distant landscape bathed in glorious moonlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
whole
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From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon was full--so bright that it eclipsed every star save its attendant Venus; the whole sky was infused with light, the darkness of the deep blue turned to grey.
wood
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From this reading Opposite Le Peuch the rocks are not precipitous; there is a falling away of the plateau into soft undulations and stages, rounded in the wood and sombre in their mantle of trees.
