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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 PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
Allenwood
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
always
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From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
appealed
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From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
artist
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From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
back
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
birches
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
broken
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
CHANGE
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
clumps
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
crowned
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
distance
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
feet
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
gentle
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
glittering
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From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
Grange
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
grove
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
here
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
hid
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
hill
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
horizon
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
horse
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
house
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From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
jack-pines
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
Kenwyne
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
lake
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
level
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
moon
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
moonlight
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From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
opposite
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
out
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
outbuildings
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
picturesque
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From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
plain
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
poplar
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
PORTENTS
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
pulled
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
reached
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
rises
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
sandy
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
saw
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From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
shallow
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
shore
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
short
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
slope
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
stables
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
steep
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From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
straggling
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From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
up
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
view
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From this reading The view from this point always appealed to the artist in Kenwyne.
walk
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From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
water
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From this reading As Kenwyne saw it in the moonlight across the glittering water, the house was picturesque.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PORTENTS OF CHANGE The moon was above the horizon when Kenwyne pulled up his horse to a walk opposite Allenwood Grange.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The level plain was broken here by steep, sandy rises crowned with jack-pines and clumps of poplar, and a shallow lake reached out into the open from their feet.
