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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
attack
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From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
beat
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From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
body's
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
closing
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From this reading The woods were closing round him.
concerted
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From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
deep
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
door
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
dragged
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
edge
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
evil
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From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
feet
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
forest
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
gather
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
host
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
later
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
listening
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
man's
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
now
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From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
opening
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
played
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From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
projecting
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
recalled
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
round
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From this reading The woods were closing round him.
see
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
shrinking
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
silent
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
spaces
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
tent
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
Then
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From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
trees
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
trembling
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From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
trick
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From this reading Then his memory played him another evil trick.
uncovered
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
waiting
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
watching
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From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The woods were closing round him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The details now beat against his trembling mind with concerted attack.
woke
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From this reading He suddenly recalled those uncovered feet projecting beyond the edge of the tent, and the body's appearance of having been dragged towards the opening; the man's shrinking from something by the door when he woke later.
woods
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From this reading The woods were closing round him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They seemed to gather in those deep spaces of the silent forest about him, where the host of trees stood waiting, listening, watching to see what he would do.
