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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 AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
abruptly
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
acolytes
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
artificial
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
baskets
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
bearers
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
blending
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
booths
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
burial
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
came
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
ceiling
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
children
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
citywards
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
darkness
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
departed
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
dignity
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
down
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
dusky
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
erectness
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
figures
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
finally
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
flowers
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
gates
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
general
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
ground
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
heads
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
imparting
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
INCONGRUOUS
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
isolation
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
kingdom
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
laughing
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
lengthening
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
like
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
loneliness
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
Longer
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
merged
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
neighborhood
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
nuns
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
out
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
poised
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
preceded
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
priests
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
restful
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
ROLE
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
roses
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From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
sad-eyed
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
sense
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
sky
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
stalls
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
sun
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
surrounded
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
tall
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
tombstone
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
trailed
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From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
transition
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
trundling
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As abruptly had disappeared the bearers of flowers and artificial roses with baskets poised upon their heads, imparting to their figures dignity and erectness.
vanished
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
venders
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From this reading From the neighborhood of the gates had vanished the dusky venders, trundling their booths and stalls citywards.
walls
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
way
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
wended
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From this reading The sad-eyed nuns had wended their way out of the little kingdom of the departed, surrounded by the laughing children and preceded by the priests and acolytes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INCONGRUOUS ROLE Longer and longer trailed the shadow of a tall tombstone until, as the sun went down, it merged into the general twilight like a life lengthening out and out and finally blending in restful darkness.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
world
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From this reading With that transition came a sudden sense of isolation and loneliness; the little burial ground seemed the world; the sky, its walls and ceiling.
