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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 The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
all
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF AND ON.
any
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
beaten
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
better
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
blanketed
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
branch
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
burden
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
casting
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
Certinaly
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
covering
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
down
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
fallen
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
fell
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
full
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
giving
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
held
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
illumination
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
impression
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
lay
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
level
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
like
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
made
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
Madge
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
making
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
moon
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
much
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
near
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
OFF
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From this reading OFF AND ON.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OFF AND ON.
pale
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
piled
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
pure
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
rays
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
road
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
roof
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
said
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
scene
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
shadows
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
smoke
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
snow
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
soil
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
somehow
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
sun
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
surface
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
surfaces
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
there
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
thick
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
too
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
treasure
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
trees
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
twig
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From this reading Every twig and branch of the trees still held its burden; every roof was blanketed; there had been no time yet for smoke and soil to come upon the pure surfaces; and on all this fell the pale moon rays, casting pale shadows and making the world somehow look like something better than itself.
up
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
well
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From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
white
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
witchery
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From this reading Certinaly Madge had not said too much, and the scene was like witchery.
world
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From this reading The sun was down, but the moon was up, near full, and giving a white illumination to the white world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The snow had fallen thick, and neither sun nor wind had as yet made any impression upon it; the covering of the road was thick and well beaten, and on every exposed level surface lay the white treasure piled up.
