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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 Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But still, the life of the studios----" began the girl.
black
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
blue
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But still, the life of the studios----" began the girl.
dog
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
drops
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From this reading Silver drops sprinkled from the lifted oars.
embroidered
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
forms
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Silver drops sprinkled from the lifted oars.
girl
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From this reading "But still, the life of the studios----" began the girl.
gloom
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
Hawker
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From this reading Hawker scoffed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
lake
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But still, the life of the studios----" began the girl.
lifted
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From this reading Silver drops sprinkled from the lifted oars.
night
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
oars
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From this reading Silver drops sprinkled from the lifted oars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
raised
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
sad
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
scoffed
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From this reading Hawker scoffed.
shore
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
Silver
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From this reading Silver drops sprinkled from the lifted oars.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
sprinkled
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From this reading Silver drops sprinkled from the lifted oars.
stars
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But still, the life of the studios----" began the girl.
studios
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From this reading "But still, the life of the studios----" began the girl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
there
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
tree
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From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
voice
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From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Somewhere in the gloom of the shore there was a dog, who from time to time raised his sad voice to the stars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blue night of the lake was embroidered with black tree forms.