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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 After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
alarms
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
begun
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
bore
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From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
cart
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From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
casement
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
clattered
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From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
Cottage
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
drawn
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
Dungeon
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
early
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
false
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
Fenwick
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
few
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
Ghyll
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
Green
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
hotels
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
hurriedly
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
Lakes
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
Langdale
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From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
lingered
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
listening
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
looking
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
mails
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From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
Majesty's
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From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
more
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From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
Nab
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
now
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
once
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From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
out
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
past
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From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
Phoebe
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
post
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
primitive
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
quiet
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
ran
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
remoter
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
resume
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
revive
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
road
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
room
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
self-dependent
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
several
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
sound
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
spring
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From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cart which clattered past was not that which bore Her Majesty's mails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
there
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
times
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
tourists
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
traffic
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
two
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
upper
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
vain
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
valley
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From this reading At the third of these false alarms she lingered beside the open casement window, looking out into the valley.
valleys
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
waiting
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great Langdale was once more in spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
wheels
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
window
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From this reading Phoebe Fenwick, waiting and listening for the post in an upper room of Green Nab Cottage, ran hurriedly to the window several times in vain, drawn by the sound of wheels.
winter
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From this reading After the long quiet of the winter, during which these remoter valleys of the Lakes resume their primitive and self-dependent life, there were now a few early tourists in the two Dungeon Ghyll hotels, and the road traffic had begun to revive.
