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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 Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
AVENGERS
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From this reading THE AVENGERS BAFFLED.
azure
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
BAFFLED
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From this reading THE AVENGERS BAFFLED.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
breeze
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
claws
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
countries
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
cry
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
delicious
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
disturb
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
enemies
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
eyes
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
feasting
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
forest
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From this reading Night in the forest of the Illinois.
forests
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
freshening
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
frightful
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
heard
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
hoot
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
howl
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
human
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
Illinois
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From this reading Night in the forest of the Illinois.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night in the forest of the Illinois.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
man
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
mankind
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
missing
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
morsel
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
musically
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
nature
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
new
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
Night
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From this reading Night in the forest of the Illinois.
nightingale
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
notes
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night in the forest of the Illinois.
owl
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
panther
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
proving
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
prying
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
reëchoes
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
seems
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
sharp
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
slumbers
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
some
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
stalk
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From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
star
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
star-lit
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
terror
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But through the forests stalk the enemies of mankind, proving that “man is a human wolf.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AVENGERS BAFFLED.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
tinkle
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From this reading Not a star is missing in the azure canopy, and the notes of the nightingale tinkle musically in the freshening breeze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
wolf
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
won
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
wood
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From this reading The cry of the panther is not heard; the owl seems to be feasting himself upon some delicious morsel won by his prying eyes and sharp claws, for his hoot reëchoes not through the star-lit wood, nor does the frightful howl of the wolf, the terror of new countries, disturb the slumbers of nature.
