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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 This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
approach
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
Black
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
bottom
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
called
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
came
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From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
castle
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
clear
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
close
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
cloud
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
cold
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From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
curtain
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
double
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
Eagle
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
face
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
fosse
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
Garin
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From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
grim
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
height
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
high
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
Huge
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From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
impregnable
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
lifted
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From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
made
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
Mount
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
night
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From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
northern
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
other
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
pierced
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
plain
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From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
postern
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
powdered
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From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
Roche-de-Frêne
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
rock
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From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
ROCK-GATE
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
sheer
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
sky
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
stars
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From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
stone
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
thick
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From this reading In the high and thick curtain of stone between was pierced the postern called the rock-gate.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
top
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
Tower
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From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
town
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Huge rock upon rock, Roche-de-Frêne lifted here from the plain.
wall
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From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the impregnable face, sheer rock and double wall, at the bottom a fosse, and, grim at the top, against cloud or clear sky, Black Tower and Eagle Tower.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ROCK-GATE AT the northern point of the Mount of Roche-de-Frêne, castle wall and wall of the town made as it were one height, so close did each approach the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here Garin came, on a night not cold and powdered with stars.
