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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 His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
all
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
body
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
close
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
cold
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
day
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
drawing
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
eyes
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
far
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
felt
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
FINGER
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
gray
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
half
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
hopeless
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
horizon
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
indistinct
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
lay
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
left
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
long
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
looked
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was a weariness of mind, a weariness of outlook.
moment
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
MOVING
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
narrow
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
now
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
out
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
outlook
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From this reading There was a weariness of mind, a weariness of outlook.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
Padre
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
regretful
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
rested
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
smile
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
steps
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
stretching
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
There
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From this reading There was a weariness of mind, a weariness of outlook.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
top
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
trail
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From this reading There was a half smile in his eyes, as, for a moment, they rested on the narrow indistinct trail which looked so far below him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
valley
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
view
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From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
weariness
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From this reading His long day was drawing to a close, but he felt no weariness of body.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
wide
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From this reading THE MOVING FINGER The Padre stood at the top of the steps and looked out over the wide stretching valley below him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was something gray and cold and hopeless upon his horizon, something which left him regretful of all that which lay within his view now.
