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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 Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
back
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cry had been no fantasy.
Black
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
black-grey
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
broke
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From this reading A little exclamation broke from his lips as he stood there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
clouds
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
corner
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
cry
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From this reading The cry had been no fantasy.
Dawn
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
Dominey
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
down
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
dropped
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
east
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
exclamation
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From this reading A little exclamation broke from his lips as he stood there.
fantasy
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From this reading The cry had been no fantasy.
fresh
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
ghostly
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little exclamation broke from his lips as he stood there.
heralded
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
house
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
hung
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
line
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
lips
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From this reading A little exclamation broke from his lips as he stood there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little exclamation broke from his lips as he stood there.
low
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
made
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
masses
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The cry had been no fantasy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
only
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
park
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
parting
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
red
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
regions
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
Rosamund's
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
round
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
side
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
snow
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From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
steps
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little exclamation broke from his lips as he stood there.
straight
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
terraced
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
there
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
tracks
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
untrodden
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
walks
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
way
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dawn the next morning was heralded by only a thin line of red parting the masses of black-grey snow clouds which still hung low down in the east.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
window
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From this reading The wind had dropped, and there was something ghostly about the still twilight as Dominey issued from the back regions and made his way through the untrodden snow round to the side of the house underneath Rosamund's window.
Wood
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From this reading From the terraced walks, down the steps, and straight across the park to the corner of the Black Wood, were fresh tracks.
