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all
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
benighted
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
carefully
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
chimney
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
clang
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
clouds
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
Czerniakowska
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
day
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
deep
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From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
districts
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
dust
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From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
ears
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
evening
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
four
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
gathering
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
got
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
high
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
horse
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
idlers
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
inches
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From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
iron-foundries
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
iron-works
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
Island
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
knew
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
land
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
lands
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
large
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
Lazienki
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
leads
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
lie
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
lonely
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
loomed
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
low
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
manufacturing
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
out
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
parallel
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
Park
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
rattle
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From this reading Before him loomed the chimney of the large iron-works, which clang and rattle all day in the ears of the idlers in the Lazienki Park.
reached
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
river-side
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
road
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
rode
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From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
saddle
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
Saska
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
shoes
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
shorter
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
side
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
silent
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From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
soon
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
sugar-refineries
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
surrounds
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
tried
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
usual
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From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
wall
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
way
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From this reading It was inches deep in dust, and he rode in silence on the silent way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
whereabouts
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From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew his whereabouts, however, and soon struck that long and lonely river-side road, the Czerniakowska, which leads into the manufacturing districts where the sugar-refineries and the iron-foundries are.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening, when clouds had been gathering all day and the twilight was shorter than usual, he was benighted in the low lands that lie parallel with the Saska Island.
works
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From this reading Before he reached the high wall that surrounds these works on the land side he got out of the saddle and carefully tried the four shoes of his horse.
