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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 VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
almost
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
amazing
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From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
away
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
beacons
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
beauty
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From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
Building
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
city
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
clear
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
clouds
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
constellations
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
contemptuous
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disquieting
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
eastern
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
element
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elm
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
emblems
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
energy
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enormous
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
flash
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
forth
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
fringed
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
frost
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
gem-like
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
glamour
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From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
glitter
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
hidden
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
High
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
horizon
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
house
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
KILLS
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
lay
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
level
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
lights
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
like
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
limbs
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
masthead
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
Metropolitan
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
morrow
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
mystery
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From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
night
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
north
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
northward
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
occulting
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
otherwise
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
peaceful
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
power
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
promise
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rising
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
rose
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
scene
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
sent
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
serene
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
shook
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
sky
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
soared
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
some
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
stars
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
strong
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
sweeping
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From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
swinging
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
Times
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
towers
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
two
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
vast
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From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
vessel
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
VISION
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
watching
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From this reading THE VISION FROM THE KILLS[A] For a long time that night I lay watching the gem-like glitter of the lights that fringed the eastern horizon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the stars rose it was as though the lights of the city themselves were rising into the clear sky, emblems of the vast and serene power that had sent them forth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A strong north wind shook the house, sweeping the clouds before it with a contemptuous energy that had in it a promise of frost on the morrow.
Woolworth
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From this reading High above the level constellations soared the two great beacons of the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers, like the masthead lights of some enormous vessel, while away northward, almost hidden by the swinging limbs of our elm, the occulting flash on the Times Building added a disquieting element to the otherwise peaceful scene.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading For me at least the glamour, the mystery and the beauty of that amazing city had never worn thin.
