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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 There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
all
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
building
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
cart
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
CLAMS
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From this reading LONG CLAMS.
coming
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
cymbals
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
delicate
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From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
desolation
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
echo
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
edge
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
effect
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From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
entered
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
fence
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
few
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
gave
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
gratulation
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
greater
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From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
halted
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
high-water
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
hymn
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
impression
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
joined
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
just
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
killdeer
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
Lois's
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONG CLAMS.
mark
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
minutes
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
ocean
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
peculiar
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
power
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From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
reason
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From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
ring
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
salt
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
shore
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
shout
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
silent
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
small
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From this reading The cart entered an enclosure, and halted before a small building at the edge of the shore, just above high-water mark.
smell
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
soft
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
solitude
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
Sound
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
speaking
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
There
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
trumpets
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
unconscious
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From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
voice
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From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a soft ring in Lois's voice; it might be an echo of the trumpets and cymbals of which she had been speaking.
wild
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From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The party remained silent for a few minutes, all of them; during which a killdeer on the fence uttered his little shout of gratulation; and the wild, salt smell coming from the Sound and the not distant ocean, joined with the silence and Lois's hymn, gave a peculiar impression of solitude and desolation to at least one of the party.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet not done for effect; it was unconscious, and delicate as indescribable, for which reason it had the greater power.
