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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 Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
abreast
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
back
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
banks
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
BELATED
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
Bellaire
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
cabin
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
Chateau
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
cloak
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
coming
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
David
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
DAWN
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
door
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
dozing
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
Drennen
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From this reading Drennen drew rein as Ygerne stopped her horse.
Drennen's
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drennen drew rein as Ygerne stopped her horse.
dugout
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
eloquent
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
far
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
finally
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
forest
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
front
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
hard
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
hearts
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drennen drew rein as Ygerne stopped her horse.
history
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
horse
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From this reading Drennen drew rein as Ygerne stopped her horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
Joe's
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
lands
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
lay
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
light
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
lips
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
lived
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
lonely
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
MacLeod's
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
Marquette's
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
merged
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
mountains
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
now
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
often
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
old
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
out
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
own
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
passing
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
Pere
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
pleasantly
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
quiet
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
rein
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From this reading Drennen drew rein as Ygerne stopped her horse.
riding
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
river
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
rode
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
rude
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
sable
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
separately
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
Settlement
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
shadows
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
side
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
silent
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
soft
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
solitudes
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drennen drew rein as Ygerne stopped her horse.
street
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
there
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
thick
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
thoughtful-eyed
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
thoughtful-souled
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From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
trails
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
travelled
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
two
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
used
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From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
valley
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were thoughtful-eyed, thoughtful-souled, their lips silent, their hearts eloquent, as they rode through the quiet street, passing Pere Marquette's, Joe's, finally coming abreast of Drennen's old dugout.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her eyes went to the rude cabin, its door open now as it used to be so often even when Drennen had lived there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
wrapped
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From this reading Behind them lay the hard trails which separately each had travelled; before them now had the two trails merged, running pleasantly into one; behind them, far back in the lonely solitudes of the mountains, was the old Chateau Bellaire wrapped about in its own history as in a cloak of sable; in front of them, dozing upon the river banks, was MacLeod's Settlement.
Ygerne
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From this reading THE BELATED DAWN At last they passed out of the thick shadows which lay in the forest lands and into the soft dawn light of the valley, Ygerne and David, riding side by side.
