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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 Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
any
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
Bacon
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
birds
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
breeze
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
broke
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
brook
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
cast
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
chimed
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
clouds
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
cold
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
commenced
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
companion
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
covered
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
damp
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
dark
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
darkness
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
descending
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
dewy
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
dismal
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
dismally
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
distinct
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
eyes
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
face
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
fissure
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
foliage
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
formed
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
glen
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
grounds
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
half
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
higher
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
hill
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
horses
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
immense
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
just
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
leaves
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
left
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
little
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
looking
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
midnight
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
monotonous
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
moon
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
mournfully
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
night
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
now
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
O'Reily
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
opposite
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
path
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
pine
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
pursue
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
rather
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
rays
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
reach
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
revealing
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
rippling
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
rustling
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
seemed
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
shrubbery
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
side
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From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
stepped
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
stream
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
swept
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From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
tall
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A cold midnight breeze swept through the damp and dewy foliage of the trees and shrubbery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
traces
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
trees
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
unison
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From this reading The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them.
up
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From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
way
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From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tall pine trees with which the higher grounds were covered seemed to reach half way to the clouds.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had stepped across the stream, and cast their eyes up the face of the opposite hill, the rays of the moon suddenly broke through a fissure of the clouds, revealing to them rather the darkness around than any distinct traces of the path which they were to pursue.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bacon and his companion having left O'Reily with the horses, now commenced descending an immense hill which formed one side of a dark and dismal looking glen.
