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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 In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
back
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
belongs
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
better
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
bit
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
cabbages
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
cluster
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
companions
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
cottages
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From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
dwellings
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
Engadin
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
facing
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From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
field
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From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
fields
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
flowers
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
garden-plot
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
highway
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
HOUSE
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From this reading IN THE QUIET HOUSE.
house-doors
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
huts
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
imbedded
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE QUIET HOUSE.
known
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
lonely
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
Maloja
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
Maria
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
mountains
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
nestles
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
Noticeable
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
Ober
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
old
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
only
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
other
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From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
pot-herbs
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
QUIET
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From this reading IN THE QUIET HOUSE.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
Sils
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
spindling
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From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
stand
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From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
stands
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE QUIET HOUSE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
thick
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
tiny
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
two
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From this reading Here, in an open field, two cottages stand, facing each other.
up
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
village
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From this reading In the Ober Engadin, on the highway up to Maloja, stands the lonely village of Sils; and back towards the mountains, across the fields, nestles a little cluster of huts known as Sils Maria.
walls
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A bit of a garden-plot belongs to one of these poor dwellings, where the pot-herbs and the cabbages look only a trifle better than their spindling companions the flowers.
windows
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
wooden
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From this reading Noticeable in both are the old wooden house-doors, and the tiny windows quite imbedded in the thick walls.
