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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 DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
atheists
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
beauty
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
Catrina
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
cheapest
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
command
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
convalescent
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
DANGEROUS
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
Deity
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
drive
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
EXPERIMENT
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
forest
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
form
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
infectious
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
Maggie
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
mid-day
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
mountain
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
nature
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
nature's
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
night
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
notoriety
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
Paul
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
places
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
pose
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
possible
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
presence
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
quietly
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
requested
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From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
Russian
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
scene
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
sea
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
seems
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
snow
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
snow-clad
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
some
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
stand
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
stillness
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
sunrise
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
There
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul had requested Catrina and Maggie to drive as quietly as possible through the forest.
times
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
unbelievers
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From this reading These places and these times are good for convalescent atheists and such as pose as unbelievers--the cheapest form of notoriety.
unnecessary
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
warning
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From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The warning was unnecessary, for the stillness of snow is infectious, while the beauty of the scene seemed to command silence.
winter
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
world
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From this reading There are some such places in the world, where nature seems to stand in the presence of the Deity; a sunrise at sea; night on a snow-clad mountain; mid-day in a Russian forest in winter.
worship
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From this reading A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT A Russian forest in winter is one of nature's places of worship.
