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air
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, Carin, how happy they are!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
Azalea
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
belongs
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From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
bent
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
came
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
Carin
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From this reading “Oh, Carin, how happy they are!”
Cecily
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
comforting
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
dark
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
deepened
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
down
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
earth
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From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
finding
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From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
forgot
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
form
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
happy
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From this reading “Oh, Carin, how happy they are!”
head
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
how
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
Keefe
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
lay
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
longer
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
Mary
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
mountain
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
music
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
night
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Carin, how happy they are!”
old
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
older
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
others
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
peaks
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
placidity
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
quietly
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
really
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From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
rested
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
Rockies
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
room
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
said
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From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
see
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
shadows
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
Sierras
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
sofa
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
some
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From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
spirit
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
stars
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
sweetly
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From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Azalea never forgot how quietly and sweetly that night came down.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Carin, how happy they are!”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
touch
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From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the room where Keefe rested, the shadows deepened till Azalea and the others could no longer see his long form on the sofa, nor the little dark head of Mary Cecily bent to touch his.
words
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From this reading The mountain, so old—older than the peaks of the Rockies or the Sierras—lay beneath the stars with an air of placidity as comforting to the spirit as great music or great words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To think of finding some one on the earth who really, really belongs to you,” said Azalea.
