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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 She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
Amiata
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
anxiously
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From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
box
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
bright-eyed
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
brown
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
Burgoyne's
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
cooler
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From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
crested
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
driver
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
Eleanor's
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From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
further
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
going
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
heat
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From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
heights
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
hill-town
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
horses
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
just
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
ladies
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
landau
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
languid
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From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
large
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
lean
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
Lucy
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From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
lying
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
maid
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
Marie
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
mounting
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
Mrs
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
neatly-dressed
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
now
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
opposite
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
Orvieto
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
placed
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
rapidly
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
reply
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From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
said
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From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
sat
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
side
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
silent
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
soon
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From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
south-west
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
stand
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From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
sulky
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
Torre
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
valley
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From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
Véfour
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From this reading She and Lucy sat side by side in a large and ancient landau; Mrs. Burgoyne's maid, Marie Véfour, was placed opposite to them, a little sulky and silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had just left the hill-town of Orvieto, had descended rapidly into the valley lying to the south-west of its crested heights, and were now mounting again on the further side.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Oh, it will soon be cooler,' was Eleanor's languid reply.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Can you stand this heat?' said Lucy, anxiously.
youth
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From this reading On the box, beside the driver of the lean brown horses, was a bright-eyed, neatly-dressed youth who was going with the ladies to Torre Amiata.
