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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 house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
approach
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
black
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
clatter
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
climbed
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
dell
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
door
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
dwelling
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
elapsed
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
facing
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
farmstead
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
few
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
filled
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
fold
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
formed
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
four
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
grey
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
Gridley
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
HIGH
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From this reading MALHAM HIGH MOORS.
hoofs
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
horse
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
hour
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
house
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
Ingleborough
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
joined
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
leading
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
leaning
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
loose
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
low
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
MALHAM
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From this reading MALHAM HIGH MOORS.
man
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
moor
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
MOORS
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From this reading MALHAM HIGH MOORS.
narrowing
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
nearly
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
nook
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
out
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
pointed
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
ridge
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
rocky
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
rooms
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
rough
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From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
slope
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
small
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
stones
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house, a rough farmstead of four rooms, stood high in a nook of the moor, facing Ingleborough.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
tired
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From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
wall
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
watched
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still nearly an hour elapsed before the tired horse stopped at the door of the small grey dwelling which Gridley had pointed out.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
woman
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From this reading The clatter of hoofs, as the horse climbed the rocky slope leading to the house, brought out a man and woman, who, leaning on this wall, watched the couple approach.
yew-trees
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From this reading A few yew-trees filled the narrowing dell behind it with black shadow; a low wall of loose stones which joined one ridge to another formed a fold before it.
