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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 _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
also
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
beautiful
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
Call
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
children's
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
church
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
close
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
community
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
considered
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
consisting
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
distance
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
dome
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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
down
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
farms
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
fault
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
few
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
fir
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
friendly
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
hamlet
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
high
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
hill
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
hour's
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
houses
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
lay
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
learned
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
Lower
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
middle
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
more
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
much
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
new
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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
old
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
only
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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
own
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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
people
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
pretense
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
prettier
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
proud
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
red
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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
schoolhouse
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From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
slender
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
small
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
smaller
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
some
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
teacher's
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From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a new schoolhouse and a church of their own, but the church had no tower, only a little red dome.
three-quarters
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
top
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
tower
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
two
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
Upper
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
valley
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
Village
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
villages
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From this reading In the middle, between the two villages lay a hamlet consisting of a few farms and some small houses of little pretense.
walk
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Therefore the people of Upper Wood were a little proud, because their church was much prettier and also because they learned much more in the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood than in the new one of Lower Wood; but that was the children's fault, not the teacher's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
white
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
wish
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From this reading At a distance of three-quarters of an hour's walk, down in the valley, lay Lower Wood, a small community which, however, did not wish to be considered smaller.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
Wood
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From this reading _A Call in the Village_ The friendly village Upper Wood lay on the top of the hill close by the fir wood; it had a beautiful white church with a high, slender tower.
