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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 night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
afforded
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
all
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
Away
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
bank
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
barked
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
boardings
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
came
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
concealed
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
earthy
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
fallen
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
feeble
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
floated
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
footpath
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
fox
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
head
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
heavy
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
held
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
hooted
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
just
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
leading
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
leaned
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From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
leaves
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
light
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
liked
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
lonely
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
mistiness
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
moist
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
mood
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
moon
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
murky
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
night
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
noiseless
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
odour
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
out
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From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
owl
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
pick
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
pinions
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
pond
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
prevailing
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
put
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From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
rather
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
sash
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From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
saturation
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
several
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
shadowy
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
shape
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
sky
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
sluice
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
sound
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
sounds
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
steps
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
There
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From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
times
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From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
too
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From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Away on the bank, up towards the head of the long pond, a fox barked several times.
up
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From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
wet
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a moon, a feeble one, and concealed behind the prevailing mistiness, but in such light as it afforded he could pick out the boardings which held up the steps of the footpath leading up to the sluice.
wild
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
window
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From this reading He put up the window sash and leaned out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He liked the sound, he liked all the sounds of the lonely night, and when an owl floated out on noiseless pinions and hooted beneath the murky sky--he could just make out its shadowy shape--that too, fitted in with his mood.
woodland
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From this reading The night, was wild and rather heavy, and a moist earthy odour came up from the saturation of the fallen leaves in the wet woodland.
