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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 It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
Alice
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
Arden
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
autumnal
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
avenue
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
boughs
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
brother
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
caught
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
companion
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
day
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
down
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
fading
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
fell
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
foliage
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
go
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
heard
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
hid
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
leaves
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
looking
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
MEASURES
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From this reading MEASURES.
mellow
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
Mortlake
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
noble
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
o'clock
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
old
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
out
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
pleasantly
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
quickly
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
Richard
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
russet
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
saw
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
showed
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
stairs
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
sun
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
sunbeams
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
thinning
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
timber
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
trees
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
twelve
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From this reading About twelve o'clock next day Richard Arden showed himself at Mortlake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
view
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
walk
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From this reading She had heard her brother and his companion go down the stairs, and saw them, from the window, walk quickly down the avenue, till the trees hid them from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
wide-spread
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
window
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From this reading Alice was looking out from the open window, on the noble old timber whose wide-spread boughs and thinning leaves caught the sunbeams pleasantly.
yellow
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the mellow sun fell upon a foliage that was fading into russet and yellow.
