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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 mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And must the world wait longer yet?’
angel
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
awful
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
beamed
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
benignant
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
brightening
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
cloud-vesture
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
congregated
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
diffused
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
effect
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
enrobing
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
Ernest
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
Face
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
features
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
gazed
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
gold
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
grand
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
hardly
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
hills
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
lips
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
longer
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From this reading ‘And must the world wait longer yet?’
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
made
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
man
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
mighty
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
mists
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
motion
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
mountainside
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘And must the world wait longer yet?’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
object
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
out
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
probably
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
purple
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
radiance
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
seen
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
sighed
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
sitting
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
smile
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
Stone
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
sunshine
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
swept
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
there
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From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
thinly
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
throng
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
vapors
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
visage
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
wait
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From this reading ‘And must the world wait longer yet?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
way
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From this reading ‘This is not the man of prophecy,’ sighed Ernest to himself, as he made his way out of the throng.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mists had congregated about the distant mountainside, and there were seen the grand and awful features of the Great Stone Face, awful but benignant, as if a mighty angel were sitting among the hills, and enrobing himself in a cloud-vesture of gold and purple.
western
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From this reading It was probably the effect of the western sunshine, melting through the thinly diffused vapors that had swept between him and the object that he gazed at.
whole
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From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As he looked, Ernest could hardly believe but that a smile beamed over the whole visage, with a radiance still brightening, although without motion of the lips.
world
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From this reading ‘And must the world wait longer yet?’
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ‘And must the world wait longer yet?’
