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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 Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
BARON
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From this reading BARON VIGNEAU BAULKED OF HIS REVENGE.
BAULKED
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From this reading BARON VIGNEAU BAULKED OF HIS REVENGE.
bold
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
brought
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From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
carousing
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
castle
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
closing
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
cordon
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
cover
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
daring
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
darkness
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
dusky
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From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
embrace
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
face
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
Friendliest
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From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARON VIGNEAU BAULKED OF HIS REVENGE.
hour
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From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
inmates
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
Midnight
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From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
Milton
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From this reading Milton.
mountains
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
Nature
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARON VIGNEAU BAULKED OF HIS REVENGE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
outlines
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
pall
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
REVENGE
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From this reading BARON VIGNEAU BAULKED OF HIS REVENGE.
sentinels
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
shrouded
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
sleep
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From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
spread
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From this reading The pall of darkness is spread over the face of Nature, and the bold outlines of the mountains are shrouded in its embrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Midnight brought on the dusky hour, Friendliest to sleep and silence."
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
vigilant
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From this reading Under cover of the darkness, a cordon of vigilant and daring sentinels are closing in upon the castle and its carousing inmates.
VIGNEAU
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From this reading BARON VIGNEAU BAULKED OF HIS REVENGE.
