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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 Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
Ahead
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
Away
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
becomes
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
begins
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
black
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
blackness
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
change
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
coming
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
darkening
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
darkness
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
day
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
dim
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
east
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
eastern
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
faint
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
gray
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
grows
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
heralds
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
immensity
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
light
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
moment
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
more
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
night
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
Now
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
passing
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
pitifully
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
pronounced
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
responds
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
roll
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
rolling
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
RUSTLERS
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
shadows
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
shapes
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
shine
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
show
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly the shadows change from black to a faint gray, and their rolling becomes more pronounced.
stars
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From this reading Away behind the stars shine pitifully, for a dim gray light in the east heralds the coming of day.
stir
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
threatening
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
too
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS The blackness of night begins to stir.
vague
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
wave-like
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From this reading Ahead and above roll vague shadows, darkening, threatening, in the immensity of their wave-like shapes.
west
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From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, with each passing moment, the eastern light grows, and the darkness of the west responds; now, too, the shadows show themselves for what they are.
