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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
all
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
approached
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
Auberry
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
back
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
became
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
blotted
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
called
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
cheerless
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
delirious
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From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
drizzling
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
expected
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
find
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From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
follow
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
gloom
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
gone
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
gray
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
HEALTH
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From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
how
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From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
knew
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
landscape
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
lifting
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
man
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From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
manner
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
measuring
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From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
night
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From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
now
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
out
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
overcast
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
perhaps
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
perishing
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From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
plight
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From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
rain
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
ray
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
relieve
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From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
rescue
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
revealing
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
Search
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From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
SICKNESS
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From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
skies
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
sodden
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
Some
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
source
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
spent
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From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
starting
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
sunlight
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From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH To the delirious or the perishing man, time has no measuring.
trail
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
trails
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From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
way
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From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I do not know how we spent the night, or how long it was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Search what way I might, I could find nothing to relieve our plight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some time it became morning, if morning might be called this gray and cheerless lifting of the gloom, revealing to us the sodden landscape, overcast with still drizzling skies which blotted out each ray of sunlight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew that Auberry would before this time have gone back to follow our trail, perhaps starting after us even before night had approached; but now the rain had blotted out all manner of trails, so rescue from that source was not to be expected.
