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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 There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
beard
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
birds
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
black
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
bobbed
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
Christmas
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From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
cold
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
consternation
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
corpse
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
cries
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From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
day
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From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
depth
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
dismay
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From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
dusty
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
earth
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
eyes
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
face
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
fall
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
floundered
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
lake
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
Lettie
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From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
light
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
like
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
much
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
multiplying
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
out
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
rabbit
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
rose
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
settled
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
slow-footed
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
snow
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
startling
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
There
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From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
twenty-one
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From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight.
universal
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
whirr
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From this reading A rabbit bobbed out, and floundered in much consternation; little birds settled into the depth, and rose in a dusty whirr, much terrified at the universal treachery of the earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
woke
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From this reading She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay.
woods
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From this reading The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the beard on the face of a corpse.
