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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 All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
alive
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
All
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From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
alongside
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
Avon
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
awaketh
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From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
away
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
beautiful
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From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
centre
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From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
class
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
closed
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
Enderley
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From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
family
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
frosty
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
frozen
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
gone
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From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
heard
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From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
House
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was winter-time.
John
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
just
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
like
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From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
lookers-on
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
meadows
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
months
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
Mythe
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
now
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
overflowed
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
popular
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
reflected
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
road
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
see
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
skating-ground
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From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
spoken
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From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
summer-days
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From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
sunset
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
together
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
walking
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was winter-time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the summer-days at Enderley were gone, "like a dream when one awaketh."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of her who had been the beautiful centre of the dream we had never heard nor spoken since.
windows
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From this reading John and I were walking together along the road towards the Mythe; we could just see the frosty sunset reflected on the windows of the Mythe House, now closed for months, the family being away.
winter-time
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From this reading It was winter-time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meadows alongside, where the Avon had overflowed and frozen, were a popular skating-ground: and the road was alive with lookers-on of every class.
