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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 A QUESTION OF TWO MORALITIES.
accentuate
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
bank
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
barked
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
black
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
block-house
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
bridle
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
characteristic
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
Ford
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
Frontier
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
gulping
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
hand
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
hideous
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
holding
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
Kofn
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
limply
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
loneliness
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
low
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
man
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
MORALITIES
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From this reading A QUESTION OF TWO MORALITIES.
night
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
noises
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF TWO MORALITIES.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
only
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
past
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
pauses
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
pine
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION OF TWO MORALITIES.
Rallywood
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
ran
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
raved
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
river
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
road
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From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
rocked
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
saddle
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
salient
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
served
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
slowly
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
starry
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
stars
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
storm
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
swelling
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
together
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The road towards the block-house ran along the river bank past the Kofn Ford.
trees
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
tsa
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
tumbled
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
tumult
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From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
TWO
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From this reading A QUESTION OF TWO MORALITIES.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
water
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the tumult of noises only served to accentuate the hideous loneliness which is the salient characteristic of the Frontier.
windy
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
wolf
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From this reading The _tsa_ raved and rocked in the pine trees, through the pauses of the storm a wolf barked, and the black, tumbled water was still swelling and gulping under the low stars.
wounded
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From this reading They went slowly on together through the starry windy night, Rallywood with his hand on the bridle and the wounded man holding limply to the saddle.
