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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 MESSAGE THROUGH THE WALL.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
Bastion
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
breath
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
breeze
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
caressing
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
close
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
down
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
fence
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
first
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
floor
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
Fortress
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
four
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
grip
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Months had passed.
high
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
high-ceiled
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
hours
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
left
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
MESSAGE
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From this reading A MESSAGE THROUGH THE WALL.
Months
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From this reading Months had passed.
night
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
noonday
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
old
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
outside
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
overhead
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
passed
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From this reading Months had passed.
Paul
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
Peter
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
practically
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
quite
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
range
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
rather
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
sent
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
sill
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
sloping
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
spacious
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
Spring
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
stone
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
stretch
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
sunshine
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From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
tasted
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MESSAGE THROUGH THE WALL.
three
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
THROUGHprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A MESSAGE THROUGH THE WALL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
top
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
Trubetzkoy
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
two
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
WALL
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From this reading A MESSAGE THROUGH THE WALL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
weeks
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From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
window
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From this reading Its window, which was high overhead, at the top of a sloping stretch of sill, sent down twilight at noonday and left it in the grip of night two or three hours after.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a rather spacious, high-ceiled vault, but being quite close to the stone fence outside, it was practically without the range of sunshine and breeze.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Spring was three or four weeks old, but cell No. -- on the first floor of the Trubetzkoy Bastion, Fortress of Peter and Paul, had not yet tasted its caressing breath.
