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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 A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
all
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From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
Casa
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
Count
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
creeping
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From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
d'Erraha
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
darkness
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
de
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
deep
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From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
down
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From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
forests
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
gather
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
gone
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From this reading The wind had gone down with the sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
hides
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
just
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
land
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
lie
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From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
Lloseta
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
Miramar
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
mountain
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From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
mountain-tops
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
pine
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
rocky
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
rode
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
set
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
slope
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
stillness
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From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
sun
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From this reading The sun had just set behind the rocky land that hides Miramar from D'Erraha.
tears
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From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
up
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From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
valley
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From this reading A stillness seemed to be creeping down from the mountain to the valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pine forests on the mountain-tops were beginning to gather the darkness as the Count de Lloseta rode up the last slope to the Casa d'Erraha.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had gone down with the sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind had gone down with the sun.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I know That tears lie deep in all I do.