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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 last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
accompaniment
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
all
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
alleys
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
arms
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
atone
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
basin
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
belated
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
bosquets
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
broke
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
call
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
dim
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
dusk
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
END
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From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
expression
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
eye
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
face
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
faint
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
fallen
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
filled
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
finding
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
forgive
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
gathering
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
ghostly
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
gone
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From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
gravelled
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
hearts
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
hush
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
leaves
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
man
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
marble
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
mere
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
much
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
murmured
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
music
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
night
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
now
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From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
only
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
park
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
path
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
purple
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
robin
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
say
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
sh
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
shadows
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
silenced
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
sinking
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
soft
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
sun
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END And now every one had gone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
then
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
too
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From this reading The last call of a belated robin broke the silence of the gathering dusk, then it too was silenced, and only the "hush--sh--sh--sh" of fallen leaves on the gravelled path murmured a soft accompaniment to the music of the night.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
west
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
wintry
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
woman
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
word
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From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
words
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From this reading Both had so much to atone for, so much to forgive, that mere words were but the poor expression of all that filled their hearts.
wrapped
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From this reading The wintry sun was already sinking towards the west, faint purple shadows wrapped the alleys and bosquets of the park in dim and ghostly arms.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A man and a woman were alone beside the marble basin, face to face, eye to eye, yet finding not one word to say.
