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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 --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
baskets
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
blackness
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
blaze
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
blind
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
camp
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
Corral
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
darkness
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
Dennie's
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From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
disorder
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
down
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
dread
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From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
dropped
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
following
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From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
herald
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
instant
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
ledges
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
lifted
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
lightning
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
LOWELL
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From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
lull
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
lunch
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
lurid
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
midnight
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
minute's
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
moan
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From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
overhead
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From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
roar
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From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
Rock
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From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
rushing
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
scrambling
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
second
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
smothering
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
some
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From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
stone
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From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
storm
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
story
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From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
there
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
threw
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
unknown
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From this reading _Rock and moan, and roar alone, And the dread of some nameless thing unknown_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the same instant the blackness of midnight lifted itself above the stone ledges and dropped down upon the Corral, smothering everything in darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --LOWELL THE silence following Dennie's story was broken by a sudden peal of thunder overhead.
whirlwind
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From this reading A rushing whirlwind, a lurid blaze of lightning, and a second peal of thunder threw the camp into blind disorder.
wild
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
wraps
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From this reading In the minute's lull following the first storm herald, there was a wild scrambling for wraps and lunch baskets.
