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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 Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
appearance
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading It had more, much more than that to be ashamed of.
away
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had more, much more than that to be ashamed of.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
bent
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
board
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
broken
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
chimney
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
clung
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
doorstep
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
far
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
forest
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
forlorn
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
German
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
glade
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
grim
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
hide
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
high
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
hut
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
just
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
little
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
lonely
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
made
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
man
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
many
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
Men
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
miserable
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
more
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From this reading It had more, much more than that to be ashamed of.
mosses
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
mountains
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
much
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From this reading It had more, much more than that to be ashamed of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
Old
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
Once
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
Original
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
place
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
poor
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
roof
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
shadows
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
sight
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From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
slanting
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
sloping
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
Sources
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
stovepipe
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
summers
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
Taken
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had more, much more than that to be ashamed of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
there
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
time
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
tumbledown
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From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a miserable, tumbledown, little hut, and the mosses of many summers clung to its sloping roof.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
window
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From this reading It had a bent stovepipe where its chimney should have been, a slanting board in place of a doorstep, and just one, poor, little, broken window.
World
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From this reading Taken from Original Sources in Old German Once upon a time, in a lonely glade between high mountains far, far above the World of Men, there stood a hut.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was not its forlorn appearance alone that made the hut hide behind the shadows of the grim forest, far away from the sight of man.
