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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 SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
All
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
Anthony
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
broad
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the night promised to give but little shelter to their stalking.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
came
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
chance
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
climbing
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
cloudless
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
commanding
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
crack
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
day
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
east
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
eye
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
follow
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
front
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
give
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From this reading But the night promised to give but little shelter to their stalking.
glances
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
house
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
keen
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
keeping
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
late
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the night promised to give but little shelter to their stalking.
made
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From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
moon
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
moonshine
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
moved
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
murmurs
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
night
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
old
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
only
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
promised
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From this reading But the night promised to give but little shelter to their stalking.
resolution
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From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
revealing
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
rocks
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
rush
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
SALLY
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
shelter
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From this reading But the night promised to give but little shelter to their stalking.
side
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
sky
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
stalking
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From this reading But the night promised to give but little shelter to their stalking.
steady
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
storm
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From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
there
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In one of those murmurs they made their resolution.
threat
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
up
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From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For in the late afternoon a broad moon was already climbing up from the east; the sky was cloudless; there was a threat of keen, revealing moonshine for the night.
WEEPS
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
window
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From this reading SALLY WEEPS All that day, in a silence broken only by murmurs and side glances, Anthony and Sally Fortune moved about the old house from window to window, and from crack to crack, keeping a steady eye on the commanding rocks above.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When night came they would rush the rocks, storm them from the front, and take their chance with what might follow.
