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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 There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
bridge
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From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
celebrities
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
celebrity
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
county
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
d'eglise
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
des
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
don't
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From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
Drone
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
elsewhere
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
existence
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
faut
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
feel
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
flows
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
further
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
gens
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
go
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
hump
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
il
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
like
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
local
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
loin
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
merely
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
Middleshire
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
most
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
narrow
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
notice
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
Pour
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
quiet
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
reflect
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
roads
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From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
seems
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
slightly
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
slow
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
spirit
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
stream
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
There
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
tickling
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
tranquille
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
trouble
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From this reading Even the roads don't take the trouble to bridge it.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
unknown
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From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
vivre
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From this reading "Pour vivre tranquille il faut vivre loin des gens d'eglise."
vouchsafing
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From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They merely hump themselves slightly when they feel it tickling underneath them, and go on, vouchsafing no further notice of its existence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
width
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From this reading There is a little stream which flows through Middleshire which seems to reflect the spirit of that quiet county, so slow is its course, so narrow is its width.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the Drone is a local celebrity in Middleshire, and, like most local celebrities, is unknown elsewhere.
