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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 ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
alike
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
ANN
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
appalling
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
bells
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
Bolton
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
chant
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
Charlie's
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
chime
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
church
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
clock
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
creeping
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
difference
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
endure
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From this reading She could not endure it.
familiar
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
HOLLAND
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
houses
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
husband's
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
ivy
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
martins
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
merry
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
more
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
rang
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
rectory
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
robins
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not endure it.
shout
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
shrieks
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
Sophy
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
sound
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
stone's
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
striking
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
there
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
throw
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
tower
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
up
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
Villa
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From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
voice
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From this reading But there was no sound of her husband's voice and no merry shout of Charlie's, and the difference was appalling to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANN HOLLAND Bolton Villa was not more than a stone's throw from the rectory and the church.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
windows
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From this reading The familiar striking of the church clock and the chime of the bells rang alike through the windows of both houses.
wintry
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From this reading Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it.
