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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 On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
Anthea
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
any
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
attitude
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
away
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
BLOWN
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From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
bush
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
carried
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
cedar
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
change
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
clear
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From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
clustered
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
companion's
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
cool
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From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
dew-wet
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
down
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
dying
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
evening
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From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
far
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
feet
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
fern
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
fir
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
followed
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
girl
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
girth
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From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
green
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
hand
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
hollow
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
Indian
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
Jimmy
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
light
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
materials
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
Merril
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
OFF
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From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
old
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From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
out
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
path
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
primeval
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
ran
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
rock
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
silently
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
sketching
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
smooth-scarped
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
solemnity
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From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
there
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From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
towering
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
transparency
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
trees
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
up
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
very
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From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
walked
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From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
wall
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From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLOWN OFF The evening was cool and clear.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were great of girth and very old, and beneath them there was silence and solemnity.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jimmy, who carried his companion's sketching materials, went first to clear the dew-wet fern away, and the girl walked behind him silently; but this was not because there had been any change in her attitude toward him.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading On the one hand a great, smooth-scarped wall of rock ran up far above the trees that clung about its feet into the wondrous green transparency, but the light was dying out down in the hollow where towering fir and cedar clustered.
wound
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From this reading Anthea Merril and Jimmy followed an Indian path that wound through the primeval bush.
