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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 There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
back
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
blue
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
cast
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
darkness
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
distance
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
down
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
drifted
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
emerge
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
fields
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
fires
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
forest
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
gate
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
gloom
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
Grayson
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
hall
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
Hoag
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
horse
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
irregular
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
landscape
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
lawn
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
leading
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
level
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
lines
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
looking
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
lowering
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
men
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
moon
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
mountain
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
mused
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
nearest
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
out
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
pierced
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
radiance
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
rider
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
road
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
saw
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
see
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
side
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
smoke
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
soft
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
Some'n's
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
stars
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
steep
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
surely
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
There
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
thicker
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
to-night
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
Trawley
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
undulating
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From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
unlighted
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
up
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
veranda
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From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
wants
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From this reading “Some'n's surely up, if Trawley wants to see me to-night,” Hoag mused.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |HE went back to the veranda through the unlighted hall, and stood looking across the lawn toward the gate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no moon; but the stars were out, and cast a soft radiance over the undulating landscape.
wisps
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From this reading Along the steep side of the nearest mountain forest fires in irregular lines pierced the thicker darkness of the distance, and their blue smoke drifted in lowering wisps over the level fields.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder if my men--” He saw a horse and rider emerge from the gloom down the road leading on to Grayson.
