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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 It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
accompanied
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
aside
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
axe
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
blazing
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
blue
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
careless
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
class
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
clear
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
cold
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
crimson
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
deepening
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
Donal
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
edge
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
enough
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From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
fire
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
Gibbie
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
gleam
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
gray-green
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
health
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From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
hope
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
hospitable
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
hugely
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
light-thinned
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
like
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
out
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
possible
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
QUARRY
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From this reading THE QUARRY.
reaches
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
received
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
room
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
round
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
Scotch
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
set
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
soul
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
straw-colour
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
surely
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
table
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
tea
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From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUARRY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The hospitable crimson room, with its round table set out for a Scotch tea, and its fire blazing hugely, received them.
there
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
threw
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
trembling
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From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
very
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
warm
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From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
west
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From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those clear nights in which a gleam of straw-colour in the west, with light-thinned gray-green deepening into blue above it, is like the very edge of the axe of the cold--the edge that reaches the soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Donal threw everything aside, careless of possible disgrace in the class the next morning, and, trembling with hope, accompanied Gibbie: she would be there--surely!
youths
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From this reading But the youths were warm enough: they had health and hope.
