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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 Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
advance
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From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
Anne
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From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
back
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
become
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From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
circuitously
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
coated
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
completely
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
dived
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
encumbered
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
equidistances
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
feet
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
fell
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
foliage
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
four
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
glade
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
got
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
ground
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
hand
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From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
housekeeper
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
immediately
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
Intentness
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From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
knowing
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
load
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
man
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
Manston
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
Manston's
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
moss
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
Night
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From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
now
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
opposite
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From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
other
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From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
overhung
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
park
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
persons
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
pervaded
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From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
plantation
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
pretty
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
proceeded
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
seventy
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
slowly
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
soft
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
steward
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
thick
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
trees
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
velvet
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From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
walking
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
watcher
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From this reading Intentness pervaded everything; Night herself seemed to have become a watcher.
well
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From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The first watcher, that is, the man walking immediately behind Manston, now fell back, when Manston’s housekeeper, knowing the ground pretty well, dived circuitously among the trees and got directly behind the steward, who, encumbered with his load, had proceeded but slowly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the ground, completely overhung by the foliage, was coated with a thick moss which was as soft as velvet beneath their feet.
woman
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From this reading The other woman seemed now to be about opposite to Anne, or a little in advance, but on Manston’s other hand.
yards
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From this reading The four persons proceeded across the glade, and into the park plantation, at equidistances of about seventy yards.
