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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 Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
All
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
Almost
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
bead
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From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
beleggined
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
builded
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coming
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
covered
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From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
crashing
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
crouched
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
crystal
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
edge
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
end
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From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
faced
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
fairy
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
figure
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following
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
fresh
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
house
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
Indian
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
laired
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
looking
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
LOSS
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
low
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
made
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
minded
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From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
moccasined
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
naked
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
out
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
PARADISE
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
paused
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
quest
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From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
ruins
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
savages
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
saw
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Silently
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
silver
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From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
soul
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
stooping
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
suspicious
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
tinkling
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
tracks
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
trailer
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
trot
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From this reading Almost as we paused I saw coming forward the stooping figure of an Indian trailer, half naked, beleggined, moccasined, following our fresh tracks at a trot.
two
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
valley
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
vision
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
waiting
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From this reading At the edge of the thicket we crouched low, waiting and looking out over the valley, two savages, laired, suspicious.
walls
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From this reading All about me I could hear the tinkling and crashing of fairy crystal walls, the ruins of that vision house I had builded in my soul.
way
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From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE LOSS OF PARADISE Silently we made our way toward the edge of the thicket where it faced upon the open valley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I covered him with the little silver bead, minded to end his quest.
