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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 Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
accommodation
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
autumn
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
church-tower
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
Coming
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
cumbrous
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
Dalibard's
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
deer
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
depth
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
distance
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
dress
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
drove
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
emerged
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
Farther
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
foliage
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
gaunt
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
gleamed
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
glen
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
gray
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
grouped
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
groves
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
Guy's
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
hill
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
hired
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
hues
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
infirmity
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
lackeys
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
lake
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
large
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
Laughton
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
liveries
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
living
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
Lucretia
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
Madame
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
masses
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
memorable
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
mindful
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
now
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
oak
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
Percival
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
pile
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
porch
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
postilions
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
rapidly
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
rested
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
road
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
rose
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
sight
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
slope
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
solemn
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
special
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
stag-headed
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From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
stately
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farther on to the left, gaunt and stag-headed, rose, living still, from the depth of the glen, Guy’s memorable oak.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
surrounding
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From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
swan
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
sweeping
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Coming now in sight, though at a distance, the gray church-tower emerged from the surrounding masses of solemn foliage.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
tinged
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
up
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
vehicle
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
venerable
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From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
wave
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From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the slope of the hill grouped the deer, and below, where the lake gleamed, the swan rested on the wave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
window
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From this reading From the window of the large, cumbrous vehicle which Percival, mindful of Madame Dalibard’s infirmity, had hired for her special accommodation, Lucretia looked keenly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lackeys in their dress liveries stood at the porch of Laughton as the postilions drove rapidly along the road, sweeping through venerable groves, tinged with the hues of autumn, up to that stately pile.
