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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These mazy lines, some faint and wayward as a hair, and some straight and decided as a steel track--whence and whither do they lead?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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befell
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
beloved
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best
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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CATCH
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charm
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chiefly
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cry
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dear
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decided
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discoursed
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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dot
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dwelt
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eminent
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face
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faint
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filled
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five
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folds
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
fraction
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friend
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graduated
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hair
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happened
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This almost invisible dot is made of magic rocks and is filled with the song of rapids; this infinitesimal fraction of "Scale five miles to the inch" is a haunted valley of purple pine-woods, and the moon rising, and the lonely cry of a sheep that has lost her little one somewhere in the folds of the hills.
haunted
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hills
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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importance
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inch
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infinitesimal
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
invisible
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
lead
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lined
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lines
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This almost invisible dot is made of magic rocks and is filled with the song of rapids; this infinitesimal fraction of "Scale five miles to the inch" is a haunted valley of purple pine-woods, and the moon rising, and the lonely cry of a sheep that has lost her little one somewhere in the folds of the hills.
lonely
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lost
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love
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made
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magic
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map
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maps
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mazy
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miles
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moon
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mysteriously
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From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
names
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From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WE CATCH UP WITH SUMMER Some eminent wayfarers--one peculiarly beloved--have discoursed on the romantic charm of maps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH WE CATCH UP WITH SUMMER Some eminent wayfarers--one peculiarly beloved--have discoursed on the romantic charm of maps.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH WE CATCH UP WITH SUMMER Some eminent wayfarers--one peculiarly beloved--have discoursed on the romantic charm of maps.
peculiarly
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pine-woods
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places
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pore
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purple
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rapids
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rising
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rocks
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romantic
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say
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Scale
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sheep
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Some
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somewhere
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song
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stand
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steel
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From this reading These mazy lines, some faint and wayward as a hair, and some straight and decided as a steel track--whence and whither do they lead?
straight
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suggestiveness
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SUMMER
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE CATCH UP WITH SUMMER Some eminent wayfarers--one peculiarly beloved--have discoursed on the romantic charm of maps.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This almost invisible dot is made of magic rocks and is filled with the song of rapids; this infinitesimal fraction of "Scale five miles to the inch" is a haunted valley of purple pine-woods, and the moon rising, and the lonely cry of a sheep that has lost her little one somewhere in the folds of the hills.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading These mazy lines, some faint and wayward as a hair, and some straight and decided as a steel track--whence and whither do they lead?
travelled
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types
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unknown
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From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
UP
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valley
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wayfarers
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wayward
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WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE CATCH UP WITH SUMMER Some eminent wayfarers--one peculiarly beloved--have discoursed on the romantic charm of maps.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But they have dwelt chiefly on the suggestiveness of them before the journey: these unknown names of unknown places, in types of mysteriously graduated importance--what do they stand for?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading These mazy lines, some faint and wayward as a hair, and some straight and decided as a steel track--whence and whither do they lead?
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE CATCH UP WITH SUMMER Some eminent wayfarers--one peculiarly beloved--have discoursed on the romantic charm of maps.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading These mazy lines, some faint and wayward as a hair, and some straight and decided as a steel track--whence and whither do they lead?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I love the map best when the journey is done--when I can pore on its lines as into the lined face of some dear friend with whom I have travelled the years, and say--here this happened, here that befell!
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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years
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