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A Hungarian Nabob
A Hungarian Nabob

Chapter XX

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SECRET VISITORS.
Soon came winter.
The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.
Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.
Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Hungarian Nabob

Chapter XX

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SECRET VISITORS.
Line 2
Soon came winter.
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The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.
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Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.
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Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.”

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.”

SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “SECRET VISITORS.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Soon came winter.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

Vault noun US /vɔːlt/

a stone room, often below a church, used for burial

From this reading “The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

Alföld

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

all

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

appear

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

atmosphere

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

begins

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

came

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From this reading Soon came winter.

cold

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

dark-grey

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

drawn

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

early

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

envelope

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

expanse

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

fallow

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

fields

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

forests

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

four

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

frosty

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

gleam

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

heaven

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

higher

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

horizon

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

landscape

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

level

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

light

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

lilac-coloured

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

moment

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

night

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

o'clock

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

Only

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

Pale

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

plain

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

preserves

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

quarter

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

reached

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

rising

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

round

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

season

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading SECRET VISITORS.

seen

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

sledges

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

snow-laden

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

snowy

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

some

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

Soon

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From this reading Soon came winter.

stretching

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

stripes

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

tracks

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/

a stone room, often below a church, used for burial

From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

very

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

village

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From this reading Pale fallow stripes appear to have been drawn across the snowy expanse; they are the tracks of the sledges, stretching from one village to another.

VISITORS

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From this reading SECRET VISITORS.

white

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From this reading The cold, frosty, snow-laden season began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be seen in every quarter of the level _Alföld_, and as early as four o'clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere begins to envelope the horizon all round about, rising higher and higher every moment, till at last the very vault of heaven is reached, and it is night.

whiteness

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From this reading Only the snowy whiteness of the plain preserves some gleam of light to the landscape.

winter

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From this reading Soon came winter.