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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 day was drawing to a close.
all
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
arrested
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From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
ball
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
Berkow
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
brief
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
bright
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
brilliancy
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
broke
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
close
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From this reading The day was drawing to a close.
clouds
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
colour
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
crimson
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
day
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From this reading The day was drawing to a close.
departing
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From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
down
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
drawing
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From this reading The day was drawing to a close.
earth
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
egress
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
few
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
fire
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
fleeting
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
flooded
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
gate
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
gathering
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
gave
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
gazed
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From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
glow
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
hills
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
horizon
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
iron
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
just
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
lent
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
minutes
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
moment
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
more
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
once
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
Only
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
opened
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
park
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
red
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
sadly
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From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
sank
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
sight
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From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
slowly
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
stepped
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From this reading Arthur Berkow had just opened the iron gate which gave egress from the park, and stepped outside.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
sun
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was drawing to a close.
then
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From this reading Only for a few minutes; then the great red ball of fire sank slowly below the horizon, and with it disappeared all the brilliancy and colour which it had lent the earth for one fleeting moment.
There
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From this reading There he stood still, arrested by the sight before him, and gazed long and sadly at the departing sun.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day was drawing to a close.
transitory
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was drawing to a close.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
woods
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From this reading The sun, as it went down, broke through the gathering clouds once more with a bright crimson glow which flooded woods and hills with a brief transitory splendour.
