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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 a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
air
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
bird
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
broken
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
chill
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
circling
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
clear
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From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
country
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
crescent
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
croakings
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
cry
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
Dayton
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
distant
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
division
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
east
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
frequent
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
frogs
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
hills
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
junction
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
little
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
lofty
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
loomed
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
midnight
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
moon
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
mountains
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
myriad
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From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
night
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From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
North
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
O
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
occasional
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
only
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
overhead
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
quarter
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
Railway
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
rural
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
S
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
signal
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
silver
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
sky
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From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
some
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
south
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
stars
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From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
stillness
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
stirring
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
sunk
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
swamp
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
tower
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
tracks
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From this reading & O. Railway, was broken only by the frequent croakings of frogs in a swamp east of the tracks, or the occasional cry of some night bird circling overhead.
up
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
west
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
western
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From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The midnight stillness of the rural country south of North Dayton, where the lofty signal tower loomed up at the junction of the western division of the S.
wind
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From this reading A chill from the distant mountains was in the air, though but little wind was stirring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a clear night with a myriad of stars in the sky.
wooded
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From this reading The silver crescent of a quarter moon had sunk below the wooded hills in the west.
