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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 MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
all
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
Annie
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
attractive
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
autumn
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
awoke
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
CLAY
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
crochet-work
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
cunning
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
drying
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From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
dusk
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
early
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
edge
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
evening
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
evidently
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From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
feet
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From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
fender
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From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
firelight
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
Gregory
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
growing
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
hearth
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
How
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
landscape
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
light
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
MADE
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
MISS
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
most
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
mountains
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
near
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
now
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
object
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
obscure
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
opened
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
ORDINARY
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
out
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From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
Paradise
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
peeping
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
picture
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
present
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
pretty
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
sat
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
seen
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
shudder
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
sitting
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
skirt
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
some
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From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
sun
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
sunk
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
there
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
trim
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
vista
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
walk
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From this reading She had evidently been out for a walk, for she was drying her feet on the fender.
WALTON
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
white
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From this reading How trim and cunning they looked, peeping from under the white edge of her skirt, and what a pretty picture she made sitting there in the firelight!
window
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From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Annie sat near the hearth with some light crochet-work in her hands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading MISS WALTON MADE OF ORDINARY CLAY When Gregory awoke, the sun had sunk behind the mountains that he could not even look toward now without a shudder, and the landscape, as seen from the window, was growing obscure in the early dusk of an autumn evening.
world
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From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But had the window opened on a vista in Paradise he would not have looked without, for the one object of all the world most attractive to him was present.
