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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 From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
adjacent
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
blue
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
breath
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
bright
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From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
broad
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
city
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
clear
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
clouds
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
conceal
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
copper-colored
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
covered
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From this reading Meanwhile the sun covered the edges of them with fire and gold.
dark
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
day
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From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
deep
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
dense
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
early
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From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
easy
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
edges
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From this reading Meanwhile the sun covered the edges of them with fire and gold.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
extended
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
fire
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From this reading Meanwhile the sun covered the edges of them with fire and gold.
foresee
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
gold
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From this reading Meanwhile the sun covered the edges of them with fire and gold.
hills
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
hot
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From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
large
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the sun covered the edges of them with fire and gold.
midday
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From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
northeast
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
obscured
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From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
pack
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
pregnant
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
rolling
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
round
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
sky
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
soon
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
space
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
sun
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From this reading Meanwhile the sun covered the edges of them with fire and gold.
tempest
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
there
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
together
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
up
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From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
valley
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From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
visible
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day, hot and bright from early morning, was obscured about midday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
whole
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From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the northeast clouds were rolling up, either dark or copper-colored, not over large, but dense, as if pregnant with a tempest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Between them the deep blue of the sky was still visible, but it was easy to foresee that they would soon pack together and conceal the whole round of the sky.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Over the city itself and the adjacent hills there extended yet a broad space of clear blue, and in the valley there was no breath of wind.
