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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 full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
abode
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
aside
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
Back
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
bark
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
beamed
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
big
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
black
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
blew
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
boughs
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
built
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
cabin
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
capering
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
clearance
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
clouds
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
commingling
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
contributed
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
corners
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
covered
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
day
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
demons
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
down
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
effulgently
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
eleven
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
evergreen
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
fitful
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
foliage
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
form
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
full
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
get
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
grass
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
growing
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
gusty
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
house
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
illumine
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
irregular
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
leaves
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
limbs
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
lowest
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
made
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
Mary
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
moon
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
multitude
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
night
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
o'clock
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
orb
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
Overlook
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
permitted
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
rafters
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
roof
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
separating
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
shadows
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
shed
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
sky
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
slabs
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
slept
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
slumberer
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
soon
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
stripped
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
structure
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
swayed
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
telegrapher
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
then
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
thick
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From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
trees
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From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
trying
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From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
Warriner's
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From this reading The full moon looked for Mary Warriner's little house that night as soon as a clearance of the sky permitted, and then beamed down on her abode effulgently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was eleven o'clock before the gusty wind blew the thick clouds aside and let the orb illumine Overlook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was built of slabs, with big growing trees to form its irregular corners, and their lowest limbs contributed the rafters, while stripped bark and evergreen boughs made the roof.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The foliage swayed above in the fitful wind, and covered the cabin and the grass around it with commingling, separating, capering shadows of leaves, as though a multitude of little black demons were trying to get to the slumberer within.
worked
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From this reading Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night.
