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15th
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
almost
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
Aramis
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
August
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
avenues
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
became
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
carriage
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
closer
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
clouds
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
copse
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
descend
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
detached
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
door
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
earth
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From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
eleven
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
examination
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
extremities
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
folds
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
God's
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From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
gray
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
ground
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
heavens
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
heavy
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
held
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
imperceptibly
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
light
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
lighter
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
man
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
midst
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
mossy
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
night
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
o'clock
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
obscurity
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
opaque
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
overspread
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
place
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
portending
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
prisoner
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From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
prospect
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
round
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
saw
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
shrouded
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
tempest
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
thick
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From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
tottering
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
trembling
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
unaccustomed
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From this reading It seemed as if the poor prisoner was unaccustomed to walk on God’s earth.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading It was the 15th of August, about eleven o’clock at night; thick clouds, portending a tempest, overspread the heavens, and shrouded every light and prospect underneath their heavy folds.
unsteady
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
visible
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From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
walk
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The extremities of the avenues were imperceptibly detached from the copse, by a lighter shadow of opaque gray, which, upon closer examination, became visible in the midst of the obscurity.
whole
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From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with a trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an unsteady and almost tottering step.
young
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From this reading Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open for the young man.
