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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 So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
abyss
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
aglint
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
black
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
caught
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
clank
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
compass
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
crag
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
dew
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
dull
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
else
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
evidence
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
far
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
fully
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
heard
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
high
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From this reading The moon was high in the sky.
hour
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon was high in the sky.
keen
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
laid
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From this reading The wind was laid.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
less
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
lurked
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
men
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
metallic
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
miles
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
moon
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From this reading The moon was high in the sky.
more
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
mountain
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
mountain-pass
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
narrow
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
occasional
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
pervasive
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
quietude
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
reverberation
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
rill
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
road
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
silent
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
sky
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From this reading The moon was high in the sky.
slight
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
slow
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
sound
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
stone
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
stretch
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon was high in the sky.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
three
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From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
tinkle
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
tire
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
valley
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
vast
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
vehicle
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
vibration
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From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was high in the sky.
wheel
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For an hour or more the three men who lurked in the shadow of a crag in the narrow mountain-pass, heard nothing else.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was laid.
winding
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From this reading When at last they caught the dull reverberation of a slow wheel and the occasional metallic clank of a tire against a stone, the vehicle was fully three miles distant by the winding road in the valley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So silent was the vast stretch of mountain wilderness, aglint with the dew, that the tinkle of a rill far below in the black abyss seemed less a sound than an evidence of the pervasive quietude, since so slight a thing, so distant, could compass so keen a vibration.
