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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 moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
All
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
balanced
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
better
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
black
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
brilliantly
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
clear
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
climbing
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From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
cloud
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
coolly
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From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
cry
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
dimly
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
down
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earth
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edge
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fancied
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
fear
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From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
finally
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From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
grey
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
hand
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From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
happen
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
heard
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
indulging
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
jagged
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
latter
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
lookout
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masses
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
master
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From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
mist
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
moments
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moon
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
mountain
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From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
night
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
now
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
obscured
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
occasionally
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
old
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From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
paling
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patch
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
pine
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RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember, I am an old hand at mountain climbing, Robert.
Robert
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rope
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rustic
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said
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From this reading "There is nothing to fear," his master said coolly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
say
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
see
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
shining
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
shivered
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
sky
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
stepped
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
strange
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
strongest
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Tallente
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tested
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
there
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thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
trees
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
vagaries
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
vapour
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
visible
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
waited
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
watched
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
wholly
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From this reading The moon that night seemed to be indulging in strange vagaries, now dimly visible behind a mist of thin grey vapour, now wholly obscured behind jagged masses of black cloud, and occasionally shining brilliantly from a little patch of clear sky.
wooden
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wound
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you'd
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From this reading All the same, if anything should happen, you'd better say that we fancied we heard a cry from down below and I went to see what it was.
young
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From this reading Tallente waited for one of the latter moments before he finally tested the rope which was wound around the strongest of the young pine trees and stepped over the rustic wooden paling at the edge of the lookout He stood there balanced between earth and sky, until Robert, who watched him, shivered.
