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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 A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
awoke
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
beauty
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
breeze
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
calm
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
channel
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
drifting
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
faint
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
fallen
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
Farther
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
Felix
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
few
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
filled
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
floated
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
following
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
glimpses
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind went out to the beauty of it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
islands
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
Lake
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
leaves
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
lit
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind went out to the beauty of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
other
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
out
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
outline
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
perfectly
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
pleasure
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
raised
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
reflected
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
ripple
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
see
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
shore
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
shores
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
skimmed
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
south-western
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
sun
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
sunlight
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
surface
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
swallows
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
there
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mind went out to the beauty of it.
touched
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From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
trees
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
up
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
VOYAGE
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From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
water
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From this reading Farther out the islands were lit up with the sunlight, and the swallows skimmed the water, following the outline of their shores.
way
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind went out to the beauty of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the Lake beyond them, glimpses of which he could see through the channel or passage between, there was a ripple where the faint south-western breeze touched the surface.
willow
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From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A VOYAGE The sun was up when Felix awoke, and as he raised himself the beauty of the Lake before him filled him with pleasure.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading By the shore it was so calm that the trees were perfectly reflected, and the few willow leaves that had fallen floated without drifting one way or the other.
