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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 WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
air
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spectral, unreal, and hollow seems the world at dawn.
banks
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
black
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
branches
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
broke
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
closed
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
cloud
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
couched
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
cypress
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
dawn
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
deer
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
distances
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
dreamlike
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
drink
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
extraordinary
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
firebrands
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
forest
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
girth
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
glowed
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
gray
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
green
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
grew
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
heavens
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
height
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
hollow
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From this reading Spectral, unreal, and hollow seems the world at dawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
iron
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
leaned
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
maples
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
Mist
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
narrow
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
oak
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
pale
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
places
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
recesses
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
roseate
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
see
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
seems
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From this reading Spectral, unreal, and hollow seems the world at dawn.
shallow
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From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
some
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
Spectral
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From this reading Spectral, unreal, and hollow seems the world at dawn.
stark
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
stream
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
there
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
topmost
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
towered
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
tracery
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
traveling
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
trees
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
unreal
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From this reading Spectral, unreal, and hollow seems the world at dawn.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
valley
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
walnut
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From this reading Upon its banks grew trees of extraordinary height and girth; cypress and oak and walnut, they towered into the air, their topmost branches stark and black against the roseate heavens.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mist closed the distances; we could hear, but not see, the deer where they stood to drink in the shallow places, or couched in the gray and dreamlike recesses of the forest.
width
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From this reading WHEN the dawn broke, it found us traveling through a narrow valley, beside a stream of some width.
willow
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From this reading Below that iron tracery glowed the firebrands of the maples, and here and there a willow leaned a pale green cloud above the stream.
world
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From this reading Spectral, unreal, and hollow seems the world at dawn.
