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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 OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
attained
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
bank
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
buildings
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
CONVERSATION
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
crept
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
dark
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darkness
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
deciding
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dim
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
down
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
eyes
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
face
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From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
far
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From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
felt
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From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
footpath
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
form
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From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
glow
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
gully
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
half-past
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From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
hardly
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
hours
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
leading
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
level
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
lights
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
longer
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
lying
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From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
man
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From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
more
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
much
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
night
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
operate
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
outlines
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
OVERHEARDnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
perceive
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
sharpened
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
three
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
touched
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From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
tramp
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From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
tramped
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Our tramp had seemed longer than a trifle over three hours, and it was a relief to know we still had so much of darkness left in which to operate.
twelve
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From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
two
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
unable
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From this reading I touched the man lying next me, unable to tell one dark form from another.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
up
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From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
vigil
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From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
watch
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From this reading I felt of the face of my watch, deciding the time to be not far from half-past twelve.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OVERHEARD CONVERSATION It was a little gully, hardly more than a tramped footpath, leading down the bank up which we crept until we attained the level.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With eyes sharpened by the long night vigil we could perceive the dim outlines of buildings, and a glow or two of distant lights.
