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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 moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
any
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
away
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
balcony
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
Bürgenstock
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
cloudlets
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
dined
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
down
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
drawing
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
evening
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
eyes
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
far
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
few
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
floated
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
glimpses
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
lady
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
lake
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
lights
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
Lucerne
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
mood
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
moon
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
obscuring
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
once
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
Paul
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
peaceful
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
quiet
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
ring-dove
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
see
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
setting
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
shown
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
sky
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
slender
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
stars
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
tender
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From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
terrace
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From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
there
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From this reading The moon, still slender and fine, was drawing to her setting, and a few cloudlets floated over the sky, obscuring the stars here and there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
tigerish
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lady was quiet and tender, her eyes melting upon Paul, and something of her ring-dove mood was upon her again.
warm
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
waywardness
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From this reading Not once, since they had been on the Bürgenstock, had she shown any of the tigerish waywardness that he had had glimpses of at first.
wide-open
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
windows
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From this reading That evening it was so warm and peaceful they dined at the wide-open balcony windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They could see far away over the terrace and down to the lake, with the distant lights towards Lucerne.
