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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 It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
afterwards
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
airs
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
alternately
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
arrival
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
away
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
black
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
blaze
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
blue
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
BUSH
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From this reading THE BUSH.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
came
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
Carroll
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
cove
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
crackle
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
dabbing
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
died
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
down
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
dripping
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
elfin
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
evening
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
faint
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
fell
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
fire
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
firs
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
fortnight
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
glittering
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
hammer
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
heavy
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
heights
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
holding
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
hot
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
inlet
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
lapped
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
latter
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
lazily
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
lines
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
mop
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
nearly
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
Now
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
only
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
pale
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
placid
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
plank
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
pounding
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
quiet
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
ragged
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
ripples
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
sat
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
shingle
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
sighing
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
sloop
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
stout
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
streaked
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
streamed
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
summits
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
sunshine
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From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
surface
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
tall
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUSH.
then
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From this reading Now and then an elfin sighing fell from the ragged summits of the tall black firs, but it died away again, and afterwards the silence was only broken by the pounding of a heavy hammer and the crackle of a fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
up
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From this reading Carroll sat beside the latter, alternately holding a stout plank up to the blaze and dabbing its hot surface with a dripping mop.
wandering
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From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a quiet evening, nearly a fortnight after the arrival of the sloop, and pale sunshine streamed into the cove.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little glittering ripples lapped lazily along the shingle, and the placid surface of the inlet was streaked with faint blue lines where wandering airs came down from the heights above.
