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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 Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
abruptly
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From this reading The girl turned back into the cabin abruptly and closed the door behind her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
back
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From this reading The girl turned back into the cabin abruptly and closed the door behind her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up the mountain a wolf began howling.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
big
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
black
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
blue
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
bottom
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
brilliant
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
cabin
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
closed
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From this reading The girl turned back into the cabin abruptly and closed the door behind her.
cold
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
door
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From this reading The girl turned back into the cabin abruptly and closed the door behind her.
doorway
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
fir
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
frosty
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
full
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
giant
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
girl
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
glittering
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
howling
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From this reading Up the mountain a wolf began howling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girl turned back into the cabin abruptly and closed the door behind her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
like
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
Loaf
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
looking
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
moon
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
moonlight
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
mountain
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From this reading Up the mountain a wolf began howling.
night
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
out
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
pass
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
quiet
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From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
sentinel
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
shone
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
showed
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
silent
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
single
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
sky
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
star-studded
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
stark
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
strand
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
Sugar
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
summit
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
telephone
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl stood quiet in the cabin doorway looking out at the brilliant, frosty night.
trail
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
turned
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From this reading The girl turned back into the cabin abruptly and closed the door behind her.
Up
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From this reading Up the mountain a wolf began howling.
valley
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
vivid
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
watching
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From this reading Over Sugar Loaf the cold, glittering moon shone full; the big fir on its summit stood stark and black against the vivid blue of the star-studded sky behind, like a giant sentinel watching over the silent valley.
winding
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
wire
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From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Below her, at the bottom of the little pass, the winding trail with its single strand of telephone wire beside it, showed plainly in the moonlight.
wolf
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From this reading Up the mountain a wolf began howling.
