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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 A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
additional
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
altitude
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
attached
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
better
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From this reading The supply of food was better than at first.
blanket
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
burned
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
bush
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
cheerless
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From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
comfort
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
continually
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
covering
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
Cynwyl
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
days
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From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
dissipated
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
experienced
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
fall
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
fire
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
food
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From this reading The supply of food was better than at first.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
habitation
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
hearth
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
hermit
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
hovel
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
light
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
milk
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
mountain
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From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
near
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
night
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From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
now
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
once
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
Pabo
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
peat
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
planted
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
rock
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
rolled-up
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From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
she-goat
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
smoke
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
spent
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From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
stone
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
SUMMONSnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
supplied
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
supply
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From this reading The supply of food was better than at first.
taken
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From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The supply of food was better than at first.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUMMONS The days spent on the mountain had not been as cheerless as that first night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On another night he had found on a rock a rolled-up blanket, and had experienced the comfort at night of this additional covering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One night Pabo had found a she-goat attached to a bush near the stone of Cynwyl; and he had taken her to his habitation, where she supplied him with milk.
year
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From this reading The fire burned now continually on the hearth, the light peat smoke was dissipated at once by the wind, which was never still at the fall of the year at the altitude where was planted the hovel of the hermit.
