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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 The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
appeared
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
barking
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
beach
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
bluff
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
boat
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
chimneys
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
cluster
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
crest
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
dark
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
dim
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
distantly
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
dogs
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
drew
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
dusk
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From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
ended
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
fading
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
falling
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From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
fifty
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
form
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
forty
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
grinding
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
house
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
huts
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
indistinct
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
inland
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
jar
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
journey
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
keel
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
last
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
light
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
loomed
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
mass
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
nearer
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
other
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
out
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
precipitous
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
rapidly
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From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
ROOST
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From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
running
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
set
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From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
sharply
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
shone
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
shore
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
side
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
sky
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
some
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
sounded
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
standing
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
sun
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From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
tall
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
then
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From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
There
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
three
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
trees
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From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
two
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROOST THE sun had set, and the dusk was falling rapidly.
water
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was a dark mass of trees on the one side, and what appeared to be a cluster of huts on the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
windows
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From this reading The barking of two or three dogs sounded distantly across the water, and a dim light shone from one of the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boat drew nearer and nearer to the dark shore; then at last, with a grinding jar of the keel upon the beach, the journey was ended.
yards
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From this reading The boat was running toward a precipitous bluff shore, above the crest of which, and some forty or fifty yards inland, loomed the indistinct form of a house, the two tall chimneys standing out sharply against the fading sky.
