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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 building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
all
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
Alleyne
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
back
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
beams
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
bend
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
blazing
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
building
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
bunch
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
chevron
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
chinks
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
clouds
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
contrast
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
device
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
door
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
drifting
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
eaves
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
Edricson
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
end
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
exercise
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
fallen
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
fashioned
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
flambeaux
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
footsore
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
forest
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
forth
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
front
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
glow
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
gorgeously
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
greenery
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
heraldic
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
inn
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
lights
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
line
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
liquor
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
low
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
Lyndhurst
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
moon
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
most
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
night
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
out
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
outskirts
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
painted
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
perceived
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
pole
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
ragged
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
ran
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
rifts
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
road
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
roof
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
rudely
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
saltire
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
shields
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
shining
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
shone
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
side
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
sign
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
sold
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
strange
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
thatched
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
there
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
thrust
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
tied
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
traveller
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
twinkling
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
two
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
unwonted
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
up
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
walked
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
weary
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From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
welcome
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From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night had already fallen, and the moon was shining between the rifts of ragged, drifting clouds, before Alleyne Edricson, footsore and weary from the unwonted exercise, found himself in front of the forest inn which stood upon the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
window
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From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading From one window there thrust forth a long pole with a bunch of greenery tied to the end of it--a sign that liquor was to be sold within.
wood
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From this reading As Alleyne walked up to it he perceived that it was rudely fashioned out of beams of wood, with twinkling lights all over where the glow from within shone through the chinks.
wooden
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From this reading The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.
