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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 I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
aforesaid
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From this reading The village road ended in the shallow of the aforesaid backwater.
almost
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
backwater
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
barn
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
barns
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
bounded
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
came
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
cluster
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
detached
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
dwellers
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
Ellen
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
ended
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From this reading The village road ended in the shallow of the aforesaid backwater.
feet
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
few
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
field
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
friends
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
gables
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
grey
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
hand
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
happy
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
house
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
houses
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The village road ended in the shallow of the aforesaid backwater.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
ivy
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
knew
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
lead
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
led
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
moved
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
new
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
old
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
once
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
others
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
overgrown
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
partly
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
raised
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
rather
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
river
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
river-side
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
road
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
said
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
say
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
see
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
shallow
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From this reading The village road ended in the shallow of the aforesaid backwater.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
showed
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
side
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
small
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
softly
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
stone
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
strand
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
there
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
up
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From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
village
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From this reading The village road ended in the shallow of the aforesaid backwater.
wait
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From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
wall
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From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
way
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From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need not wait for the others: I had rather not."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The raised way led us into a little field bounded by a backwater of the river on one side; on the right hand we could see a cluster of small houses and barns, new and old, and before us a grey stone barn and a wall partly overgrown with ivy, over which a few grey gables showed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had a mind to say that I did not know the way thither, and that the river-side dwellers should lead; but almost without my will my feet moved on along the road they knew.
