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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 rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
beautifully-polished
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
belonged
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
bench
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
blocks
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
bordered
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
brook
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
common
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
dike
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
distance
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From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
edges
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
father
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
flowed
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
garments
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From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
girl
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From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
grew
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
habit
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
household
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
linen
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
loosened
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
maid
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
Many
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
marble
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
now
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From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
out
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From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
ran
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
rinsed
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From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
rose-bush
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
saw
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From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
sea
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
seat
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From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
servants
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
spread
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From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
spring
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
swift
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
uncle
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
using
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From this reading Were they now using the bench to spread out the garments they had rinsed?
vacant
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From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even at a distance the girl saw that the seat was not vacant.
washing
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From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
white
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
winter
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
Xanthe
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From this reading The rose-bush to which Xanthe went grew on the dike that belonged in common to her father and uncle, beside a bench of beautifully-polished white marble.
yellow
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From this reading Many a winter had loosened the different blocks, and bordered them with yellow edges.
