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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 A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
accustomed
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
aisles
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
alley
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
back
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
barking
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
came
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
castles
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
cloud
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
count
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
covered
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From this reading Landless covered his face with his hands.
crags
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
darkness
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
darted
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
deer
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
face
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From this reading Landless covered his face with his hands.
filled
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
flitted
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
flush
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
forest
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
fox
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
glades
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
gloom
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
grew
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Landless covered his face with his hands.
herd
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Landless covered his face with his hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
Landless
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From this reading Landless covered his face with his hands.
lick
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
light
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
like
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
longer
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
making
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
out
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
outskirts
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
paused
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
purple
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
rode
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
rosily
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
shadows
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
some
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
startled
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
stillness
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
sun
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
sunlit
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
ten
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
then
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
tops
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
tree
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From this reading The shadows grew longer and the cloud castles began to flush rosily, though the sun still rode above the tree tops.
troop
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From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
turned
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
vanished
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From this reading They vanished, and from out the stillness of the glades came the sudden, startled barking of a fox.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A purple light filled the aisles of the forest, through which a herd of deer, making for some accustomed lick, passed like a phantom troop.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Landless covered his face with his hands.
wood
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From this reading A shadow darted across a sunlit alley from gloom to gloom, paused on the outskirts of the wood below the crags while one might count ten, then turned and flitted back into the darkness from whence it came.
