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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 That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
blank
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
deadness
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From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
dilapidated
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
dolls
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
eager
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
encampment
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From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
end
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
energy
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
expanse
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
eye
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
find
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
green
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
ground
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
habitations
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
hid
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
house
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
houses
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
lake
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
leash
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
level
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
like
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
looking
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
made
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From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
Many
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
mile
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
oases
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
other
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
others
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
out
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
prosperity
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
reedy
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
rising
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
river
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
seen
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
shimmering
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
shore
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
signs
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
small
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
some
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
spot
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From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
staring
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
straining
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
stretched
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
strings
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
sun
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
sweep
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
taut
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From this reading Everywhere prosperity, everywhere the strings of life pulled taut, signs that energy had been straining on the leash.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
there
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
travelled
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
trees
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From this reading Many of the houses stood blank and staring in the expanse, but some had trees, and others little oases of green.
unlifted
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
vastness
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From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
vigilantly
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
washing
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was above; but beneath, on a level with the unlifted eye, were houses here and there, looking in the vastness like dolls’ habitations.
wood
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From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was one spot where it seemed that deadness made encampment.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It could not be seen in the sweep of the eye, you must have travelled and looked vigilantly to find it; but it was there--a lake shimmering in the eager sun, washing against a reedy shore, a little river running into the reedy lake at one end and out at, the other, a small, dilapidated house half hid in a wood that stretched for half a mile or so upon a rising ground.
