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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 road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
accompanying
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
ambled
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
bridge
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
Chub
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
climbed
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
departure
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
Dick
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
dipped
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
elected
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
expanse
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
farm-house
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
farms
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
go
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
grove
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
Harry
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
high
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
hill
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
nestling
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
off
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
old
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
orchards
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
others
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
PEEL
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
poles
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
road
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
Roy
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
search
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
set
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
settlement
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
shopping
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
slope
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
Snip
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
snug
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
stay
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
store
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
stream
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
sumac
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
tackle
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
taken
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From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
there
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
thickets
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
trees
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
trout
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
trudged
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
up
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
URIAH
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From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
view
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading URIAH PEEL The Doctor, Roy, and Dick went up the stream in search of trout, Snip accompanying them, but Chub and Harry elected to stay behind and go shopping.
wide
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From this reading From the slope, as they trudged along, they had a view of a wide expanse of farms and orchards with here and there a snug farm-house nestling under its grove of trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And after the others had taken their departure with poles and tackle they set off for the store.
wooden
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From this reading The road ambled across the old wooden bridge, climbed a little hill between high thickets of sumac, and dipped again toward the settlement.
