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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 New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
all
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
any
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
back
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
barrier
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
basket
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
black
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From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
Brace
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
Caniper
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
carried
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
Christmas-tree
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
cold
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From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
Company
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
darting
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
dread
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
dusk
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
encroachment
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
evening
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
fairy
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
fearless
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
fir-wood
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
giant
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
hand
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
Harcourt
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
Helen
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
high
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
hill
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From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
hours
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
illuminated
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
inhabited
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
It's
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From this reading "It's the night wind," Helen murmured.
knew
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
laden
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
level
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
lights
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
like
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
made
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
Making
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
many
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
mark
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
moaning
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From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
moor
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
murmured
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From this reading "It's the night wind," Helen murmured.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
New
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
night
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From this reading "It's the night wind," Helen murmured.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
only
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
other
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From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
out
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
quickly
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
road
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
saw
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
spring
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
streets
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
then
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From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
town
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
trees
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From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
walked
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the other trees, black and mysterious on the hill, a cold wind was moaning.
winds
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From this reading The moor was inhabited by many winds, and she knew them all, and it was only the night wind that cried among the trees, for, fearless though it seemed, it had a dread of the hours that made it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Making nothing of the laden basket she carried, she went quickly until she drew level with the high fir-wood which stood like a barrier against any encroachment on the moor, then she looked back and saw lights darting out to mark the streets she had left behind, as though a fairy hand illuminated a giant Christmas-tree.
York
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From this reading New York Harcourt, Brace and Company In the dusk of a spring evening, Helen Caniper walked on the long road from the town.
