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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 That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
Atlantic
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
became
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
broke
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
castles
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
clouds
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From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
cold
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
darkened
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
die
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
died
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
drove
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
excrescences
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
face
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
fleecy
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
fleet
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
flurry
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From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
Formed
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
four
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
glamour
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
glory
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
grey
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
heart
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
horizontally
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
like
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
masses
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
mere
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
moor
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
murmur
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
o'clock
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
out
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
rain
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
rains
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
rising
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From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
sailed
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
serried
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
shallops
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
skirmishing
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
South-West
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From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
steadily
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From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
sun
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
swift
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
then
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
tors
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
up
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From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
uplifted
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
whiffling
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From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
white
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From this reading Formed out on the heart of the Atlantic, they sailed forward, swift and fleecy at first, like the skirmishing white shallops of a great fleet; then, in serried masses, darkened the sun.
wild
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From this reading The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That afternoon the wind, which had been rising steadily, brought a flurry of clouds up from the South-West.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About four o'clock they broke in rain, which the wind drove horizontally with a cold whiffling murmur.
youth
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From this reading As youth and glamour die in a face before the cold rains of life, so glory died on the moor.
