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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 Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
animal
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
any
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
appeared
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
attention
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
blue
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
bridle
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
carelessly
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
clear
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
CLOUD
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From this reading THE FIRST CLOUD.
Drunk
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
east
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
exalted
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST CLOUD.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
Frederick
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
gave
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
glow
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
happiness
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
highways
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
horse
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
interview
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
knew
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
laid
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
light
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
lonely
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
lovely
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
meditation
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
melted
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
mistress
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
necessary
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
neck
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
night
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
noble
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
pay
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
Potsdam
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
purple
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
recollection
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
revelling
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
road
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
rode
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
slowly
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
soft
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
succeeded
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST CLOUD.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
Trenck
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
up
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From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Trenck laid his bridle carelessly upon the neck of the noble animal, and gave himself up entirely to meditation.
vapors
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
von
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From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
waned
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From this reading Suddenly night waned, the vapors melted, light appeared in the east, and the first purple glow was succeeded by a clear, soft blue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
way
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From this reading It was not necessary for him to pay any attention to the road, as his horse knew every foot of the way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Drunk with happiness, revelling in the recollection of this first interview with his lovely and exalted mistress, Frederick von Trenck rode slowly through the lonely highways toward Potsdam.
