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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 Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
advance
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
all
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From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
bed
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
bridge
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
broke
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
brook
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
call
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
concave
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
covered
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
crossed
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
day
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
Eliphalet
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
fierce
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
going
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
Jerome
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
Lawyer
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
limit
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
lived
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
Means
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From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
moonlight
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
near
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
northern
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
Now
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
other
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
paused
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
persistency
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
river
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From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
side
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
space
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
spring
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From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
stony
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
sturdy
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From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
timbers
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From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
times
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From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
torrent
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From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
village
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From this reading Lawyer Means lived near the northern limit of the village, on the other side of the brook.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This brook was a sturdy little torrent at all times; in spring it was a river.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the next day Jerome went to call on Lawyer Eliphalet Means.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jerome, going through the covered bridge which crossed the brook, paused and looked through a space between the side timbers.
white
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
wintry
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From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, under the white concave of wintry moonlight, it broke over its stony bed with a fierce persistency of advance.
