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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 A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
all
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning dawned cheerless and murky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
bank
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
cheerless
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From this reading The morning dawned cheerless and murky.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
creek
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
dawned
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From this reading The morning dawned cheerless and murky.
dense
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From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
depths
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
down
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
earth
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
feeble
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
fog
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From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
forest
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
full
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
gloomy
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
land
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From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
long
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
midday
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
monotonously
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
morning
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From this reading The morning dawned cheerless and murky.
murky
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From this reading The morning dawned cheerless and murky.
night
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
oppressive
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
penetrate
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
poured
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
rain
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
rays
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
rivulet
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
rose
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From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
sodden
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
spread
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From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
Steadily
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From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
sun
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
swollen
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From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Steadily, monotonously, the rain poured down all night long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The earth was sodden; every rivulet was swollen; and the creek was bank full.
water-courses
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From this reading A dense fog rose from the water-courses and spread itself over the land.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
winter
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From this reading The feeble rays of the winter sun could not penetrate it; and at midday the depths of the forest were gloomy and oppressive.
