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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 The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
affronted
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
anger
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
appalling
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
armies
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
bent
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
blackness
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
came
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
choler
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
close
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
clouds
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
cohorts
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
contemptuous
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
crowding
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
day
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
departing
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
dull
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
fitful
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
flaming
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
forbearing
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
forest
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
gained
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
gusty
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
hand
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
hinted
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
just
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
lake
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
letting
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
light
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
lightning
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like
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
lingered
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
man
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
Marshaling
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
Now
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
nursing
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
only
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
orders
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
own
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
pale
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
parting
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
radiance
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
reason
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
rising
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
sea-wide
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
sky
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
standards
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
STORM
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
surface
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From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
swept
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
tempest
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From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
then
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From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
tops
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
trees
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE STORM Marshaling to the imperious orders of the tempest, and crowding close upon the flaming standards of the lightning, the armies of the clouds came on.
volume
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea-wide surface of the lake went dull, and above it bent a sky appalling in its blackness.
western
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From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now and again the cohorts of the clouds just hinted at parting, letting through a pale radiance from the western sky, where lingered the departing day.
whimsy
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From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind at first was light, then fitful and gusty, like the rising choler of a man affronted and nursing his own anger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It gained in volume and swept on across the tops of the forest trees, as though with a hand contemptuous in its strength, forbearing only by reason of its own whimsy.
