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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 Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
all
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
beat
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
bed
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
blue
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
bow-window
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
bridge
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From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
carried
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
closed
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
covered
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From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
crossed
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From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
damp
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
dashing
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
day
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
deep
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
earth
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
emerging
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
Fisherman's
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
foaming
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
forms
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
Friend
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
full
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
grass
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
gusts
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
heart
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
hill
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From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
inn
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
Lucy
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
mists
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
mountain
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
oak-wood
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From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
purple
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
rain
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
rainy
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
rapids
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
road
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
rocky
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
rose
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From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
shrouded
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From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
sitting
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
small
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
smell
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
Snowdonia
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
some
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
stream
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
view
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
Welsh
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From this reading Mrs. Friend was sitting in the bow-window of the "Fisherman's Rest," a small Welsh inn in the heart of Snowdonia.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above the oak-wood and along the road to the right--mountain forms, deep blue and purple, were emerging from the mists which had shrouded them all day.
west
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
white
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From this reading Beyond the road, a full stream, white and foaming after rain, was dashing over a rocky bed towards some rapids which closed the view.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
window
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From this reading The window was open, and a smell of damp earth and grass beat upon Lucy in gusts from outside, carried by a rainy west wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stream was crossed by a little bridge, and beyond it rose a hill covered with oak-wood.
