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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 HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
alive
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You're an honest man," said she.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
any
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I ought to be honest with you."
beauty
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
BLIND
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
breath
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
clatter
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
crackling
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
deep
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
fell
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
green
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
HALT
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
hard
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
heart
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading "You're an honest man," said she.
hoofs
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
horses
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought to be honest with you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
lay
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
levels
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
man
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From this reading "You're an honest man," said she.
Mary
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
mountains
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
now
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
only
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to be honest with you."
pulse
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
quicken
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
resolution
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
roadway
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
said
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From this reading "You're an honest man," said she.
saw
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're an honest man," said she.
sight
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
silences
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From this reading Long silences fell, broken only by the crackling clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard roadway.
spoke
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
summoning
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
surrounded
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
sweet
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
trees
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
two
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
valley
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
vistas
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From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
Warren
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From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HALT AND THE BLIND The sweet valley, surrounded by its mountains, was now a sight to quicken the pulse of any heart alive to beauty, as it lay in its long vistas before them; but neither of these two saw the mountains or the trees, or the green levels that lay between.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Mary Warren who at last spoke, after a deep breath, as though summoning her resolution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I ought to be honest with you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ought to be honest with you."
You're
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From this reading "You're an honest man," said she.
