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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 DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
afflicted
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
AWAKES
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From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
brilliancy
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
cannot
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
darkness
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
degrees
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
DESERT
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From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
dipped
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
distance
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
duration
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
Egypt
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
extremes
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
feet
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
fell
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
felt
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
hills
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
hour's
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
hundred
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
impenetrable
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
land
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
lasts
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
lighted
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
march
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From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
match
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
midnight
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
Moses
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
ninth
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
noon
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
pall
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
peculiar
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
Pharaoh
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
plague
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
probably
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
Royson
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From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
rule
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
runs
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
season
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
seen
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
stars
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
stubborn
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
subjects
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
suggested
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
sun
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
ten
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
tense
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From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
thermometer
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
trying
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From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
twelve
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
undertaken
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From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
varied
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From this reading The desert runs to extremes, and, at that season, the thermometer varied a hundred degrees between noon and midnight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DESERT AWAKES The march Royson had undertaken was a trying one.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sun dipped behind the hills, a tense darkness fell on the land.
wherewith
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From this reading This impenetrable pall is peculiar to Egypt; probably it suggested to Moses that ninth plague wherewith he afflicted the subjects of a stubborn Pharaoh.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
yields
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From this reading Though this "darkness that may be felt" yields, as a rule, to the brilliancy of the stars after half an hour's duration, while it lasts a lighted match cannot be seen beyond a distance of ten or twelve feet.
