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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 She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
attain
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From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
bank
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
bent
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
blouse
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
blow
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
bright
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From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
covered
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
dejected
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
face
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
felt
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From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
flowers
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From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
Giles
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
gladiolus
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From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
grave
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
head
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
hung
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From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
just
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
knees
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From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
mauve
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
meeting
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
Now
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From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
reach
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From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
road
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
set
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From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
setting
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
sitting
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
smote
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
soft
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
spray
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From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
stone-coloured
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
stony
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped.
suddenness
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
thyme
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
tone
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
toque
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
vehemence
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
wild
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
