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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 Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
away
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
awhile
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
broke
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
burden
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
came
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
carry
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
dipped
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
drawn
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
face
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
FLAMEnounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
Garsykes
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
gloom
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
grey-black
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
hill
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
just
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
lamp-glow
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
laugh
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
man
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
moon
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
Murgatroyd
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
night
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
out
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
pasture-land
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
plague
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
reached
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
Rigg
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
sack
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
sacks
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
Scummer
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
shammocky
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
shouldering
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
shrouded
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
streaming
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
stride
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
tavern
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
Then
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
There
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
unearthly
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
up
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
village
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
waited
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
well-filled
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
white
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From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
windows
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
