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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
all
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
almost
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
bars
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
blanket
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
churches
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
climbed
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
coloured
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From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
darkness
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But what does it matter?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
eyes
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
Fanny
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
feathers
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From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stirred the snow in the yard with her foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
garage
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
gates
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
hill
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
iron
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But what does it matter?
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
lamps
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
lights
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
matter
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From this reading "But what does it matter?
met
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
METZ
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
points
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
seek
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
shimmer
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
sing
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From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
sky
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
slipped
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
snow
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From this reading She stirred the snow in the yard with her foot.
snowflakes
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
song
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From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
stirred
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From this reading She stirred the snow in the yard with her foot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
touching
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From this reading She slipped through the garage gates, touching the iron bars ... "almost for the last time."
town
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
towns
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From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
turned
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
wear
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From this reading All towns are the same and we sing the same song in each and wear the same coloured feathers."
wet
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT IN METZ: THE JOURNEY Fanny turned again to seek the lights of the town and the dagger points of the churches that climbed against the sky upon the hill behind her, but all that met her eyes was the blanket of wet darkness, and the shimmer of the snowflakes under the lamps.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what does it matter?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stirred the snow in the yard with her foot.
yard
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From this reading She stirred the snow in the yard with her foot.
