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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 There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
Athalie's
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
aware
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From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
back
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
blinds
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
blow
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
broke
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
burned
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
column
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
darkness
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From this reading Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled.
drawn
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
drop
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
fell
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
floors
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
fountain
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
garden
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
jet
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
knew
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From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
Lights
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled.
longer
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From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
lovely
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
lower
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
moon
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
motionless
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From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
night
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
owl
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From this reading Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled.
quarter
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
quiet
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
room
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From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
seem
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From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
slim
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
soft
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled.
stars
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
straight
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
strip
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
There
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
trilled
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From this reading Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled.
walking
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From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
wall
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
water
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From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * If he were walking or motionless he no longer knew it; nor did he seem to be aware of anything around.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind to blow the fountain jet, so that every drop fell straight back where the slim column of water broke against a strip of stars above the garden wall.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lights yet burned on the lower floors and behind the drawn blinds of Athalie's room.
young
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From this reading The night was quiet and soft and lovely; the moon still young in its first quarter.
