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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 To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
air
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
beaten
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
beats
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
came
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carried
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
chance
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
chill
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From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
cold
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From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
complaint
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
continuous
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decreasing
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died
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
down
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
ears
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
ENEMY
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From this reading THE ENEMY The night wore on slowly.
falling
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
fashion
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
fought
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
giant
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
guards
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
hours
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
increasing
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
low
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
maximum
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From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
men
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
Midnight
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From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
mountain
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From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
murmur
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
night
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From this reading THE ENEMY The night wore on slowly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
note
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
o'clock
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
off
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ENEMY The night wore on slowly.
patrols
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
protesting
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
reached
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From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
rising
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
river
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
rose
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
shackles
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
sleep
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
slowly
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From this reading THE ENEMY The night wore on slowly.
sound
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
strange
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Midnight struck, and the cold of the mountain night had reached its maximum chill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMY The night wore on slowly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
there
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
times
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
two
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
vagaries
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voice
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From this reading At times the sound of the river rose to great volume, again it died down to a low murmur, the voice of a beaten giant protesting against his shackles.
volume
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
walked
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
waters
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
weariness
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From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
weary
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From this reading To the ears of the weary patrols there came no sound save the continuous complaint of the waters, a note rising and falling, increasing and decreasing in volume, after the strange fashion of waters carried by the chance vagaries of the air.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Came two o'clock in the morning, and the guards walked their beats with the weariness of men who have fought off sleep for hours.
wore
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From this reading THE ENEMY The night wore on slowly.
