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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 The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
Castle
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
charged
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
closed
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
clouds
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
coast
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
COLENDORP
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compelled
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
darkness
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
deepened
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
ear
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
echoes
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
empty
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
fear
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
guests
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
howled
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
infuriated
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
lean
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
like
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
listen
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
long-drawn
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
many
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
massive
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
milk-coloured
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
moon
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
mountains
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
narrow
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
night
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
pain
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
pine-trees
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
possession
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
rack
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
ravines
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
reception
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
remoteness
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
rooms
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
rose
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
round
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
screaming
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
separated
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
snow
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
steeped
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
storm-driven
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
sunk
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
surf
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
swept
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
taken
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From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
tumultuous
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From this reading The narrow moon had long since sunk behind the rack of storm-driven clouds, and left the mountains steeped in a tumultuous milk-coloured darkness of snow and wind.
voices
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From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
volleyed
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
walls
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
wild
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the night deepened the wind again rose, its many voices howled about the Castle and compelled the ear to listen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the massive walls the reception rooms were closed and empty at last; the guests had separated and night had taken possession, but not rest.
yelling
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From this reading It volleyed yelling through the ravines, it roared among the lean pine-trees like the surf on an open coast, it swept round the Castle walls in long-drawn infuriated screaming that seemed charged with echoes of wild pain and remoteness and fear.
