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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 lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
afloat
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
air
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
Alfred
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From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
built
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
burden
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From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
Chantilly
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
dark
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
ditches
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
dizzy
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
drove
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From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
flakes
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
flying
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
forsook
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
gave
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
glass
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
happening
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
heaving
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
hillocks
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
idea
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
impossible
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
indifferent
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From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
lamps
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
lantern
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
light
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
like
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
made
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
met
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
multitudes
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
navigating
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
obstacles
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
outskirts
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
pits
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
policeman's
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
RIVER
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From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
road
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
rolling
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
rush
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
ruts
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
see
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
shutter
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From this reading The lamps gave no light, for the flakes had built a shutter across the glass like a policeman's dark lantern.
side
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
sluggishly
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
snow
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
snowflakes
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
soft
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From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
turned
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
unhappy
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From this reading THE RIVER The indifferent Alfred drove his unhappy burden towards the river.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
wall
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From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
Walled
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
way
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
well-nigh
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From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Walled in by the rush of snowflakes about him he made what way he could, but it was well-nigh impossible to see.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As to what was happening below him, what ruts, ditches, pits or hillocks he was navigating, he had no idea; his ship was afloat upon the snow, sluggishly rolling and heaving as it met with soft, mysterious obstacles.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The flying multitudes in the air turned him dizzy; he could not tell upon which side of the road he drove, and he could not tell what he would do when the wall beyond the outskirts of Chantilly forsook him.
