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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 Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
beams
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
beauty
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
brilliantly
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
broke
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
cliffs
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
coarse
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
conversation
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
counsel
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
emitted
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
encircled
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
filling
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
fir-trees
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
flood
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
full
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
glittering
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
holding
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
horses
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
HUSBAND
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
jagged
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
lending
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
light
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
like
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
looking
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
loud
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
men
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
minerals
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
moon
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
mountain
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
Night
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
peaks
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
quartz
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
radiance
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
rays
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
reckless
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
rose
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
scene
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
shapes
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
shone
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
shot
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
sides
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
silver
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
sounds
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
stillness
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
streaks
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From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
summit
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the silver beams shot against the mountain sides, the streaks of quartz and glittering minerals emitted long rays of light that shone so brilliantly the cliffs seemed encircled with flame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
tramp
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From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
trunks
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
up
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
valley
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From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
wierd
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From this reading Above rose the jagged trunks of the fir-trees, looking like wierd shapes holding counsel upon the summit of the peaks.
WIFE
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Night had come on; the full moon was up, filling the valley with a flood of radiance and lending a mysterious beauty to the scene.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At length sounds from without broke the stillness--the tramp of horses, the loud, reckless conversation of coarse men.
