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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 It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
air
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Joshua gazed intently around him.
attention
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
awake
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
bare
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
blow
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
bright
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
close
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
clouds
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
comfort
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
couch
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
cover
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
difficult
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
down
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
edges
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
elude
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
Ephraim's
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
gazed
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From this reading Joshua gazed intently around him.
gently
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
glittering
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
greater
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
grown
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
guards
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
gypsum
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
helped
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
hill
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joshua gazed intently around him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
intently
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From this reading Joshua gazed intently around him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
Joshua
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From this reading Joshua gazed intently around him.
kept
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
mica
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
moonlight
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
narrow
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
north
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
ran
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
ravine
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
regularly
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
rising
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
sea
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
side
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
sky
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
sloping
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
soon
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From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
sparkled
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
sultry
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From this reading The air had grown sultry, but the guards kept awake and regularly relieved one another.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
uncle
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
valley
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From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
veins
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
White
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From this reading White veins of gypsum and glittering mica sparkled in the moonlight along its bare edges.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky was still bright, but if the north wind continued to blow, the clouds which seemed to be rising from the sea must soon cover it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was difficult to elude their attention; yet close by Ephraim's couch, which his uncle, for greater comfort, had helped him make on the side of a gently sloping hill, a narrow ravine ran down to the valley.
