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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 ALLIES A thaw set in.
All
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
ALLIES
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From this reading ALLIES A thaw set in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
aspect
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
banks
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
branches
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
breathed
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
breathes
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
change
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
chimneys
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
concealed
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
darkness
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
dawn
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
down
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
earlier
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
Fanny
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
fell
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
garden
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
gargoyles
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
ground
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
hand
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
handiwork
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
hour
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
hurried
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALLIES A thaw set in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
lantern
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From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
leaving
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
man
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
moss
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
night
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
noise
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
Oise
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
ornamental
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
parapet
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
rising
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
roaring
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
roof
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
sank
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
sapped
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
sea
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
set
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From this reading ALLIES A thaw set in.
slid
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
slipped
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
snow
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
sponge
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
streaming
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
thaw
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From this reading ALLIES A thaw set in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
tiles
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
towers
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
tree
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
trunks
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From this reading All night the snow hurried from the branches, slid down the tree trunks, sank into the ground.
tunnelled
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
unburied
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
uncovered
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
up
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
villa
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
water
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From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sank into the moss, which suddenly uncovered, breathed water as a sponge breathes beneath the sea; sank into the Oise, which set up a roaring as the rising water sapped and tunnelled under its banks.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
winter
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
wood
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From this reading With a noise of thunder the winter roof of the villa slipped down and fell into the garden--leaving the handiwork of man exposed to the dawn--streaming tiles, ornamental chimneys, unburied gargoyles, parapet, and towers of wood.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In a still earlier hour, while darkness yet concealed the change of aspect, Fanny left the garden with a lantern in her hand.
