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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 The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
always
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From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
awoke
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From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
bed
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
branches
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
breeze
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
careful
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
clean
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
down
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From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
dressed
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
early
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
emotion
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From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
eyes
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From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
fir
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
fresh
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
fro
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
grandfather
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From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
Heidi
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From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
hut
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From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
irresistibly
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From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
jumped
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
ladder
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From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
lay
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
light
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
mountains
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
now
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
opened
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From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
out
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
quickly
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
red
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
roaring
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From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
rosy
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
rustled
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
set
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
some
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
sound
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From this reading The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.
stirred
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From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
strong
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From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
then
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
tidy
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From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
trees
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could, but it took her some time even then, for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy.
waving
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From this reading The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains, and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to drew her irresistibly to them.
