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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 He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
alight
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
ate
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
branches
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
carrying
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
cheeks
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
Cove
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
crystalline
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
darkness
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
dense
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
depths
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
downcast
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
eyes
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
filtered
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
flushed
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
follow
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From this reading Royce’s glance forbore to follow her.
forbore
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From this reading Royce’s glance forbore to follow her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
fringed
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
glamourous
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
glance
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From this reading Royce’s glance forbore to follow her.
glitter
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
head
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
high
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
lay
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
led
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
light
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
like
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
lustrous
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
mien
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
molten
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
moon
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
out
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
pines
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
pipe
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
river
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
rocky
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
Royce's
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From this reading Royce’s glance forbore to follow her.
serving
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
shaded
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
shadows
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
shower
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
silent
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
silver
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
slants
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
slope
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
supper
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From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
thoughtful
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From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Royce’s glance forbore to follow her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
touched
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From this reading The river was here touched with a crystalline glitter, and here a lustrous darkness told of its shaded depths.
up
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From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He ate little, and with a downcast, thoughtful mien he found his pipe after supper and took it out upon the rocky slope that led to the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moon was up; long, glamourous slants of light lay athwart the Cove; the shadows of the pines were dense along the slope, but through their fringed branches the light filtered like a shower of molten silver.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was silent during the serving of supper, carrying her head high, with her cheeks flushed and her eyes alight.
