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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 grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
abroad
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
Aderhold
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
beads
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
ceaseless
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
central
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
chill
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
climb
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From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
dawn
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
door
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
drawn
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
earth
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
effort
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
faces
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
foreheads
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
four
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
furthest
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
Gervaise
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
goal
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
grew
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
highway
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From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
hills
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From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
hour
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
Joan
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
Lantern
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
light
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
more
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From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
motion
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
narrower
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From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
orb
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
overmuch
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
PORT
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
possible
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
rapidly
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
reached
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
ROAD
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
rougher
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From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
sense
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
side
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
sunken
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
sunlight
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
swung
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From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
There
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
threshold
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From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
travelled
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
turned
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From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The road they were upon was narrower, rougher, than the highway, with more hills to climb.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There grew a sense of the threshold of dawn, of the chill and sunken furthest hour, when the need was great for the door of light to open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ROAD TO THE PORT THEIR side of the earth turned, turned with ceaseless motion toward the central orb.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Gervaise and Lantern swung on without overmuch effort, but the faces of Joan and Aderhold were drawn and the beads stood on their foreheads.
world
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From this reading The four travelled as rapidly as was possible, there being a goal to be reached before sunlight and the world abroad.
