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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 road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
also
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
any
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
avoid
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
better
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
boulder
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
branches
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
broad
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
carts
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
cattle
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
darkness
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From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
daylight
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
deepened
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From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
discourse
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
Drunk
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
even
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
forest
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
fustian
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
gathered
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From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
greatly
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
here
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
huge
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
impassable
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
innumerable
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
intensified
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
little
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
lofty
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
massive
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
meantime
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From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
night
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From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
one's
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
OUTWITTED
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From this reading VILLAINS OUTWITTED.
overhanging
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
own
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
parrot
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
path
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
quickly
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From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
road
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
rude
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
Saxon
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
Shakespeare
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
speak
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
squabble
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
swear
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From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime, the darkness had gathered quickly and deepened into night.
there
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
time
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
totally
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
tree
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
trees
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From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
turns
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
twists
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From this reading The road also had its twists and turns innumerable, here to avoid a massive tree, and there to avoid a huge boulder; and it was little better than a cattle path at any time, and totally impassable, even to the rude Saxon carts, except at broad daylight.
VILLAINS
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From this reading VILLAINS OUTWITTED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was greatly intensified along the forest path by the lofty and overhanging branches of the trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Drunk? and speak parrot? and squabble? swear? and discourse fustian with one's own shadow?"--Shakespeare.
