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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 For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
all
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
almost
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
altered
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
back
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
bough
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
Bury
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From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
certain
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
change
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
children
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
darling
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
Edwin
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From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
Enderley
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
evening
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
glassy
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
grown
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
Halifax
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
hardly
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
home
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
kindred
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
late
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From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
leagues
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
leaving
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
level
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
like
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
lived
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
Longfield
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
looking
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
many
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
men
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
Mrs
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
neighbours
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
Norton
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From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
old
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
ominous
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
peace
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
plain
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
recall
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
ripples
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
rose
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
said
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From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
saplings
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
sea
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
seems
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
sitting
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
sleeping
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
smooth
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
snows
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From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
some
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
spring
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
then
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
tiny
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
trees
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
twelve
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
unbroken
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
uneventful
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
Ursula
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From this reading "Edwin is late home from Norton Bury," said Ursula.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
walnut-tree
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
wave
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went home, leaving all that was mortal of our darling sleeping at Enderley, underneath the snows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
wont
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From this reading Let me recall--as the first wave that rose, ominous of change--a certain spring evening, when Mrs. Halifax and I were sitting, as was our wont, under the walnut-tree.
years
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From this reading For twelve years after then, we lived at Longfield; in such unbroken, uneventful peace, that looking back seems like looking back over a level sea, whose leagues of tiny ripples make one smooth glassy plain.
young
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From this reading The same old walnut-tree, hardly a bough altered, though many of its neighbours and kindred had grown from saplings into trees--even as some of us had grown from children almost into young men.
