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AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again life was glad and good and golden.
always
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From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again life was glad and good and golden.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
blurred
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
breath
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
canvas
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
changed
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From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
clean
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
Creek
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
death
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From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
dulled
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
eager
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From this reading Again youth was eager and hopeful and merry.
Echo
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
edge
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
filled
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
glad
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From this reading Again life was glad and good and golden.
golden
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From this reading Again life was glad and good and golden.
gone
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From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again life was glad and good and golden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
harsh
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
hopeful
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From this reading Again youth was eager and hopeful and merry.
horror
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
HUNTRESS
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
keen
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
leaving
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From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again life was glad and good and golden.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
merry
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From this reading Again youth was eager and hopeful and merry.
months
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
old
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
outdoors
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
picture
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
softened
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
spider
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
stark
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
tragedy
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
Two
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
Wanda
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
weaves
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
web
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
WHITE
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From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
whole
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
wiped
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From this reading Not forgotten, never to be wiped clean from the memory, still the keen horror was dulled, the harsh details blurred, the whole dreadful picture softened under the web which the spider of time weaves over an old canvas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WHITE HUNTRESS Two months, filled with the clean breath of outdoors, had softened the memory of that stark tragedy upon which Wanda had come at the edge of Echo Creek.
world
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From this reading The death which had come and changed the world had gone, leaving the world as it has always been.
youth
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From this reading Again youth was eager and hopeful and merry.
