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allowed
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
closed
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
conversation
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From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
darkness
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
dejection
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
diminish
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
distance
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
disturbed
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
erect
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
exclamation
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
fall
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
four
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
Frances
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From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
further
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From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
gathering
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
gave
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
gloom
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
held
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
impressive
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From this reading The universal silence made the situation the more impressive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
increase
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
intimation
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
made
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From this reading The universal silence made the situation the more impressive.
man
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From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
more
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From this reading The universal silence made the situation the more impressive.
most
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
pent-up
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
profound
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
prospect
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From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
said
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
set
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The universal silence made the situation the more impressive.
situation
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From this reading The universal silence made the situation the more impressive.
tears
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He held himself erect, and beyond the first exclamation gave no intimation that he was disturbed by the prospect before him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
There
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From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
troopers
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
universal
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From this reading The universal silence made the situation the more impressive.
unseen
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
up
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From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
victim
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From this reading She was victim to the most profound dejection, and was relieved when the gathering gloom allowed her pent-up tears to fall unseen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The four troopers allowed the distance between themselves and the forward party neither to increase nor diminish until darkness set in, when they closed up, but said nothing.
young
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From this reading There was no further conversation between Frances and the young man.
