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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 ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
advanced
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
afire
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
ALLIED
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
ashy
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
branch
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
came
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
cat-owl
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
cypress
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
died
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
dismounted
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
dusk
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
edge
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
enormous
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
evil-looking
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
far
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
FORCES
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
forest
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
glades
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
glory
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
grotesquely
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
gun
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
horses
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
howled
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
Indian
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
kindling
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
lake
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
lengthening
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
like
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
loaded
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
molten
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
out
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
own
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
pallid
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
poured
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
radiance
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
ran
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
red
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
saddle-boot
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
searchlight
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
set
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
settling
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
shadows
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
southern
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
star
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
stream
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
stride
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
sun
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
swift
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
tethered
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From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
Then
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
Tree
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
trunks
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
turned
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
underbrush
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From this reading Tree trunks and underbrush seemed afire in the kindling glory; the stream ran molten.
wake
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From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
west
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From this reading A far and pallid star came out in the west; a cat-owl howled.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At the edge of an evil-looking cypress "branch" they dismounted, drew gun from saddle-boot, and loaded in silence while the Indian tethered the horses.
wings
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From this reading Then of a sudden the red radiance died out; the forest turned ashy; the sun had set; and on the wings of silence already the swift southern dusk was settling over lake and forest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ALLIED FORCES Through the glades the sun poured like a red searchlight, and they advanced in the wake of their own enormous shadows lengthening grotesquely with every stride.
