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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 line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above hung the soft edges of the smoke-pall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
arc-lights
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
big
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
bluish
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
boulevard
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
cast
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
circular
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
citified
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
company
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
corner
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
distance
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
edges
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From this reading Above hung the soft edges of the smoke-pall.
electric
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
Erard
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
escort
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
extended
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
few
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
frosty
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
gained
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
gravel
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
houses
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
hung
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From this reading Above hung the soft edges of the smoke-pall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
indefinite
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
lamps
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
lawns
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
like
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
line
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
Meanwhile
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
metropolis
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
milky
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
minutes
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
Molly
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
now
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
offered
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
Parker
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
patches
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
shivered
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From this reading “Ugh!” shivered Erard.
silent
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From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
slept
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
smoke-pall
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From this reading Above hung the soft edges of the smoke-pall.
soft
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From this reading Above hung the soft edges of the smoke-pall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
Ugh
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From this reading “Ugh!” shivered Erard.
walks
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
way
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From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The line of electric lamps extended, like a citified milky way, into the indefinite distance of the metropolis, which slept now for a few minutes.
white
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From this reading The arc-lights cast circular patches of bluish white on the gravel walks and the frosty lawns before the big houses.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile Erard, in company with Molly Parker, whom he had offered to escort around the corner, had gained the silent boulevard.
