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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 "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
amazement
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
ARDENNES
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
battlement
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
came
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
covering
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
Dark
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From this reading Dark and light moved across the face of the falling day.
day
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
distances
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
down
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
dropping
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
dukes
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From this reading "Is that where the dukes lived?"
dying
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
face
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
falling
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From this reading Dark and light moved across the face of the falling day.
forefathers
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
Guise
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
half-light
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
hundreds
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
invention
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that where the dukes lived?"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
landscape
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
light
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From this reading Dark and light moved across the face of the falling day.
lived
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From this reading "Is that where the dukes lived?"
lower
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
magic
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
miles
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
mount
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
moved
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From this reading Dark and light moved across the face of the falling day.
moving
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
nearer
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
ran
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
said
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
signpost
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
sinking
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
speck
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
stared
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
sun
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that where the dukes lived?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
threw
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From this reading "Guise," said the signpost, and a battlement stared down and threw its shadow across her face.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
unknown
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
wheels
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From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Is that where the dukes lived?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was a speck in the landscape, moving on wheels that were none of her invention, covering distances of hundreds of miles without amazement, upon a magic mount unknown to her forefathers.
wore
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From this reading THE ARDENNES The day wore on-- The sun came lower and nearer, till the half-light ran with her half- thought, dropping, sinking, dying.
