used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the top of St. Michael's hill, outlined black against the pearly western sky, rose the gaunt cross-trees of the gallows.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Twas the last glimpse I had of Bristol, and I lingered as one horribly fascinated until the picture was embedded in my heart.
earlier than; in front of
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But behind!
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On the top of St. Michael's hill, outlined black against the pearly western sky, rose the gaunt cross-trees of the gallows.
BristolnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
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determine the number or amount of
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cross-trees
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DewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
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DISCOURSEnounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
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embeddedadjectiveUS /emˈbedɪd/
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
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fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
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freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
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gallowsnounUS /ˈɡæloʊz/
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
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gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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a quick look
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coins made of gold
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grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
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a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On the top of St. Michael's hill, outlined black against the pearly western sky, rose the gaunt cross-trees of the gallows.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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jewelling
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undertake a journey or trip
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immediately past
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lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
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LUKSTEIN
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Michael'snounUS /ˈmaɪkəlz/
possessive form of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
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belonging to the person speaking
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the top of St. Michael's hill, outlined black against the pearly western sky, rose the gaunt cross-trees of the gallows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Twas the last glimpse I had of Bristol, and I lingered as one horribly fascinated until the picture was embedded in my heart.
outlinedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading On the top of St. Michael's hill, outlined black against the pearly western sky, rose the gaunt cross-trees of the gallows.
pearlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrli/
of a white the color of pearls
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
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the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
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St
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the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the upper part of anything
From this reading On the top of St. Michael's hill, outlined black against the pearly western sky, rose the gaunt cross-trees of the gallows.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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Twas
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TYROLnoun
a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
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a Caucasian
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in the company of; together with
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