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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 subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
away
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
blowing
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From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
BROOKHOLLOW
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
candle
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
carrying
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
cheek
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
chestnut
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
child
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
closed
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
curly
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
dark
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
down
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
fell
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
framed
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
freckled
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
goblin
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From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
hair
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
hand
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
horn
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From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
lashes
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
light
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
Like
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From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
mass
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
mill
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From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
mother
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
neck
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
o'clock
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From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
ominously
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From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
rested
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
room
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
Ruhannah's
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From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
shading
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
shoulders
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
six
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From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
sleep
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
slim
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
sounded
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From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
stirred
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
stole
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
subdued
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From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like a goblin horn it sounded ominously through Ruhannah's dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The subdued light fell on a freckled cheek where dark lashes rested, on a slim neck and thin shoulders framed by a mass of short, curly chestnut hair.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though it was still dark, the mill whistle was blowing for six o'clock.
window
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From this reading She stirred in her sleep; her mother stole across the room, closed the window, and went away carrying the candle with her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
work-worn
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From this reading BROOKHOLLOW The mother, shading the candle with her work-worn hand, looked down at the child in silence.
