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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 northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
bent
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
bit
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
blasts
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bowed
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
branchy
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
cadences
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
cedar
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
chatter
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
face
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From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
few
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From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
firs
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
flattened
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folded
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
formed
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
frame
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gale
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
giants
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
granite
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
gusty
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
Hawk's
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
house
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
library
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
like
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
loose
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
mass
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
mountain
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
mournful
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
Nest
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
northwest
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
pane
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From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
paper
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
plumed
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
rattled
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
Rod
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
sash
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
seconds
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From this reading He flattened his face against the pane for a few seconds.
sighed
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
solid
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
stuffed
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
surrounding
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
tall
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
tremulous
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
walls
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From this reading Beyond that the house stood solid to the blasts, as solid as a mountain mass of the granite that formed its walls.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
window
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From this reading A northwest gale rattled a loose window in the library at Hawk's Nest.
wood
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From this reading Rod stuffed a folded bit of paper between sash and frame to silence the tremulous chatter of the wood.
woods
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From this reading In the surrounding woods branchy cedar and tall, plumed firs bent before that gusty wind like bowed giants, giants that sighed in mournful cadences.
