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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 They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
afraid
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From this reading At first they were shaken and afraid.
air
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
avaricenounUS /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
awakened
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
casements
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
cut
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
dark
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
dawn
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
day
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
daybreak
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
fear
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
feet
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
fell
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
filled
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first they were shaken and afraid.
flowed
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
fruit-blossoms
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
full
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
gleam
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
gods
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
gold
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
gray
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
grew
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
hollow
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
hush
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
labors
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
lark
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
limbs
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
looking
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
lying
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
misty
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
more
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
oblivion
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
powerful
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
reapers
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
reeds
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
RestingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
river
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
roots
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
rushes
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
saw
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
shaken
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From this reading At first they were shaken and afraid.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
skies
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
slain
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
song
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
springtime
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
steel
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
sweep
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
Then
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From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
there
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
three
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
thrilled
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
tide
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then the gleam of the gold upon her limbs awakened avarice; and avarice was more powerful than fear.
vacantly
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From this reading Resting from their labors, with the rushes slain around them, they, looking vacantly through the hollow casements, saw her body lying there at the feet of the gods of oblivion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
white
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
worked
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From this reading They worked at dawn of day: the skies were gray and dark; the still and misty current flowed in with a full tide; the air was filled with the scent of white fruit-blossoms; in the hush of the daybreak the song of a lark thrilled the silence; under the sweep of the steel the reeds fell.
year
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From this reading In the springtime of the year three reapers cut to the roots the reeds that grew by the river.
