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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 And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
alpine
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
Alsace
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
Alsatian
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
away
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
BLINDER
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From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
bluish
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
border
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
carried
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
chasm
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
cliffs
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
clothing
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
crag's
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
crouched
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
depths
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
down
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
eastern
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
edge
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
edges
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
escape
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From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
far
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
fell
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
forest
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
forests
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
girl
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
hillocks
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
inconspicuous
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
lawns
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
lay
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
leaves
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
light-flecked
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
like
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
looking
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
low
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
made
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
man
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
moles
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
northern
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
now
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
once
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
ragged
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
resembled
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
roses
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
safely
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
sheer
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
snowslide
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
somewhere
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From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
terrific
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
There
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From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
trees
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From this reading That man now lay among the trees on the crag's edge looking down into the terrific chasm below.
tunnelling
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
uplands
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From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
way
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From this reading THE BLINDER TRAIL There was no escape that way.
weather-faded
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From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From the northern and eastern edges of the forest sheer cliffs fell away into bluish depths where forests looked like lawns and the low uplands of the Alsatian border resembled hillocks made by tunnelling moles.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He and the girl who crouched in the thicket of alpine roses behind him seemed a part of the light-flecked forest--so inconspicuous were they among dead leaves and trees in their ragged and weather-faded clothing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it was from somewhere not far away that a man once had been, carried safely into Alsace on a sudden snowslide.
