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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 toward the close of a bright October day.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
apartment
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
aquarium
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
bright
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From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
buckeyes
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
California
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
centre-table
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
close
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From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
columns
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
completed
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
containing
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
cottage
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
cultivation
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
curling
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
day
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From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
embowered
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
enchanting
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
end
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
evidence
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
exterior
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
gave
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
goldfishes
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
grand
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
humble
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
Indian
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
inmates
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
interior
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
Judge
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
keeping
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
lakes
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
landscape
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
lofty
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
log
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
magnificent
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
marble
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
occupied
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
October
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From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
other
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
peculiar
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
piano
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From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
picture
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
pines
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
rays
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
refinement
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
reflected
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
rose
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
setting
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
Sierras
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
smoke
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An aquarium, containing goldfishes, stood on a marble centre-table at one end of the apartment, while a magnificent grand piano occupied the other.
sun
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
sylvan
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From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
Tompkins
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
unpretentious
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
village
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From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was toward the close of a bright October day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the left the log cottage of Judge Tompkins, embowered in buckeyes, completed the enchanting picture.
wildness
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From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although the exterior of the cottage was humble and unpretentious, and in keeping with the wildness of the landscape, its interior gave evidence of the cultivation and refinement of its inmates.
