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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 Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
all
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
back
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From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
battle-ground
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
beneficence
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
Buck
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
came
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From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
dark
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
Devil's
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
down
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From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
earth
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From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
eminence
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
eyes
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From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
face
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
forces
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
gazed
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
gently
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From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
girl's
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From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
golden
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From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
great
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
havoc
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
heavens
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From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
held
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
high
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From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
Hill
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
hot
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
hours
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
Joan
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
joyous
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
lake
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
light
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
long
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
lover
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From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
marked
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
nature's
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
night
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
out
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
particle
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
perfect
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
pouring
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From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
rock
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
sea
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
shattered
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
steaming
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From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
sun
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From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
suspended
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently the girl's eyes came back to the face of her lover.
tumbled
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
undo
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
up
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From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its splendor was pouring down upon a gently steaming earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading High up on a shattered eminence, where a sea of tumbled rock marked the face of Devil's Hill, where the great hot lake had been held suspended, Joan and Buck gazed out upon the battle-ground of nature's forces.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading --IN THE WILDERNESS The golden sun was high in the heavens.
wrought
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From this reading But all its joyous light, all its perfect beneficence could not undo one particle of the havoc the long dark hours of night had wrought.
