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All
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
battle
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
came
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
close
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
day
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
Derwent
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
distinctness
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
fell
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
foggy
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
followed
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
fort
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
fragments
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
girls
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
grandmother
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
grew
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
heard
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
horrible
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
horrors
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
house
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
island
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
knees
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
limb
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
lips
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
looking
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
Mary
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
mustering
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
nearer
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
nightfall
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
out
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
pale
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
plain
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
prayer
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
quaking
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
rang
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
rifle-shots
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
rise
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
rout
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
savage
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
scattering
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
sharp
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
shore
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
sister
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From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
smoke
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
smouldering
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
soul
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
spread
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From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
strife
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From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that day Mary Derwent, her grandmother, and sister remained alone in the house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heard the mustering battle, the sharp strife, and the scattering horrors of the rout that followed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
two
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Towards nightfall the plain grew foggy from the smoke which began to rise and spread from the smouldering fort.
window
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From this reading The two girls were on their knees by the window, looking out between the fragments of prayer which fell from their pale lips, and quaking from soul to limb, as the savage yells came nearer and nearer the shore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
yells
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From this reading The yells and sharp rifle-shots came close to the shore and rang with horrible distinctness over the island.
