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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 One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
all
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
almost
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From this reading They seemed to be submerged in something almost solid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They seemed to be submerged in something almost solid.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
confined
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From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
country
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
crowd
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
density
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
elbowing
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
enough
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
enveloped
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
fancied
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
float
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
FOG
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
fogs
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
heavy
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
imparted
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From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
lay
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
Layers
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
like
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
literally
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
low
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From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
merge
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
move
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
oppression
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From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
other
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
people
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
push
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
restraint
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From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
room
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
sense
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From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
several
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
shades
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
solid
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From this reading They seemed to be submerged in something almost solid.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They seemed to be submerged in something almost solid.
submerged
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From this reading They seemed to be submerged in something almost solid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
there
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From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
throng
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
travellers
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From this reading All this imparted a sense of oppression and restraint to the travellers, as if they were confined in a cell.
trying
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
vainly
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From this reading One might have fancied that there were several fogs of different shades and density, elbowing each other like people in a throng, and trying vainly to merge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE FOG The fog lay so heavy in this low country that the float was literally enveloped in it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Layers of it seemed to move and crowd and push, one against another, as if there were not room enough for all.
