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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 Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN GIPSY CAMP AND CARAVAN.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
black
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
blazed
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
boy
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
Brighter
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
called
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
CAMP
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From this reading IN GIPSY CAMP AND CARAVAN.
CARAVAN
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From this reading IN GIPSY CAMP AND CARAVAN.
carpet
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
cathedral
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
chequered
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
Chops
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
dark
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
done
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
downwards
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
far
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
foliage
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
GIPSY
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From this reading IN GIPSY CAMP AND CARAVAN.
great
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
hardly
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
here
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN GIPSY CAMP AND CARAVAN.
interlacing
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
lay
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
light
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
moon
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
moonlight
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
needled
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
Only
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
Pathway
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
penetrate
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
pine-trees
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
properties
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
roof
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
scarce
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
shone
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
soft
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
Solemn
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
streamed
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
there
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From this reading Only here and there the chequered moonlight streamed downwards on the soft carpet of needled foliage that lay beneath.
too
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From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
trees
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
wasted
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
well
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Solemn as a cathedral, too, with far above them the black roof of interlacing pine-trees.
wood
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From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
work
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From this reading Pathway it could scarce have been called, save for the blazed trees, for the boy Chops had done his work well, albeit he had wasted the properties.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Brighter and brighter shone the moon, yet it was dark in that great wood, into which the light could hardly penetrate.
