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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 Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
away
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
band
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
bank
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
Beatrice
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
blue
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
breeze
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
broad
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
brown
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
cattle
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From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
changeful
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
cheeks
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
chiseled
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
climbing
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
conventional
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
day
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
dots
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From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
engaged
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
enjoying
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
fanciful
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
far
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
feeding
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From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
feet
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
fluffing
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
fresh
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
gay-colored
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
grassy
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
green
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
grow
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
hair
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
hills
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
hundred
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
hundreds
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From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
later
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
miles
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
moving
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From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
pastime
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
pink
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
quietly
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From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
respectable
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
river
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
rock
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
see
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
skirt
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
slope
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
softly
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
steep
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
straight
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
stress
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
surrounding
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
top
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
towers
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
turrets
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
two
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
up
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
view
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From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
waist
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrice, standing on the top of a steep, grassy slope, was engaged in the conventional pastime of enjoying the view.
weather
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From this reading The far bank stood a straight two hundred feet of gay-colored rock, chiseled, by time and stress of changeful weather, into fanciful turrets and towers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above and beyond, where the green began, hundreds of moving dots told where the cattle were feeding quietly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
white
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From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
winding
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From this reading She was up where she could see the river, a broad band of blue in the surrounding green, winding away for miles through the hills.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a fine view, but it was not half as good to look upon as was Beatrice herself, in her fresh white waist and brown skirt, with her brown hair fluffing softly in the breeze which would grow to a respectable wind later in the day, and with her cheeks pink from climbing.
