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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 HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
alarm
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
all
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
approached
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
approaching
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
arrived
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
arrows
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
attachment
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
autumn
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
bent
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
bird
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
borrows
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
bows
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
branches
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
Cedric
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
centre
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
CLEMENT'S
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
dark
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
Devotion
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
Devotion's
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
dim
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
direction
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
drear
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
ear
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
enormous
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
fears
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
feet
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
five
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
forest
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
four
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
fro
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
gave
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
grew
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
ground
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
guide
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
hails
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
hearing
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
heaven
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
HERMIT
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
hermit's
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
hours
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
How
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
hymn
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
instantly
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
lay
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
like
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
magnitude
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
moonlight
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
Music
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
Music's
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
oak-tree
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
once
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
opening
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
pilgrim's
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
placed
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
pointed
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
quarter
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
reception
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
recognised
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
respect
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
rough
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
sentinel
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
servants
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
shade
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
signs
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
sing
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
Six
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
sleepers
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
small
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
soar
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
soaring
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
sound
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
ST
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
started
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
steal
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
stretched
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
string
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
subsided
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
sun
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
sweetly
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
three
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
throwing
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
token
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
tone
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
travellers
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
tree
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
twisted
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
up
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
walked
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
walking
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
walks
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
watch
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From this reading Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows.
welcomed
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From this reading Six arrows placed on the string were pointed towards the quarter from which the travellers approached, when their guide, being recognised, was welcomed with every token of respect and attachment, and all signs and fears of a rough reception at once subsided.
WELL
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From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
wing
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HERMIT OF ST CLEMENT’S WELL It was after three hours’ good walking that the servants of Cedric, with their mysterious guide, arrived at a small opening in the forest, in the centre of which grew an oak-tree of enormous magnitude, throwing its twisted branches in every direction.
wont
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From this reading When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the pilgrim’s ear Was wont to steal the hermit’s hymn Devotion borrows Music’s tone, And Music took Devotion’s wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
yeomen
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From this reading Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade.
