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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 night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
According
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
air
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
all
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
anecdote
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
better
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
brightness
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
Byron
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From this reading --Byron.
churchyard
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
clear
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
clouds
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
cold
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
explanation
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
few
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
frosty
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
full
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
generally
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
home
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
lead
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
light
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
longer
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
Lord
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
moon
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
much
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
night
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
northern
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
now
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
others
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From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
particularized
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
passing
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
peculiar
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
pursue
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
rapidly
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
received
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
road
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
shone
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
sleeps
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From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
somewhat
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From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
stranger
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
there
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
transparent
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
Vincent
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From this reading It was to lead me home through the churchyard of--, the same, by the by, which Lord Vincent had particularized in his anecdote of the mysterious stranger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading According to the explanation I had received, the road I was now to pursue was somewhat longer, but much better, than that which I generally took.
Why
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From this reading Why sleeps he not, when others are at rest?
windy
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
winters
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From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was clear, but windy: there were a few light clouds passing rapidly over the moon, which was at her full, and shone through the frosty air, with all that cold and transparent brightness so peculiar to our northern winters.
