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all
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
almost
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Good and Evil.
appeared
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
attention
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
awaking
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
back
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
boughs
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
cawing
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
church
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
crossed
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
direction
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
disturbing
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
elder
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
evidently
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
Evil
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From this reading Good and Evil.
exhibited
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
eye
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
fell
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
further
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
garden
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
gate
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
glanced
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good and Evil.
happiness
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
idea
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
intention
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
Jack
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
Jack's
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
Jonathan
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
just
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
nature
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
neatness
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
opened
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
owner
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
Pausing
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
peace
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
peaceful
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
rooks
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From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
scene
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
seated
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
seen
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
shade
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
stile
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
tower
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
tree
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
trees
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
trembled
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From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
turning
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
village
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From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
watching
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From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooks were cawing amid the boughs, and all nature appeared awaking to happiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Jack opened the gate, and crossed the little garden, which exhibited in every part the neatness and attention of its owner, he almost trembled at the idea of further disturbing her peace of mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From this peaceful scene Jack's eye fell upon Jonathan, who, seated upon the stile, under the shade of an elder tree, was evidently watching him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pausing with the intention of turning back, he glanced in the direction of the village church, the tower of which could just be seen through the trees.
