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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 Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
all
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
any
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From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
barren
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
bay
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading ON THE DISTANT, BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
believed
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
blue
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
boy
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
brilliant
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
building
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From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
distance
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
DISTANTadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading ON THE DISTANT, BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
down
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
dreaming
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
eyes
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
friendly
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
front
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
heavenly
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
house
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
houses
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
LAKE
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From this reading ON THE DISTANT, BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
lay
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
made
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
mountains
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
new
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE DISTANT, BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
place
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From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
presently
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
Rico
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From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
road
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
sadly
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
said
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From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
seen
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From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
shores
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
sparkled
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
square
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
straight
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
strange
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
sunlight
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
sunny
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE DISTANT, BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had not seen any of them before; and he said to himself, "I have not come to the right place after all."
there
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
train
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From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
transfixed
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
trees
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
turn
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
warm
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
way
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From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rico went forward a little way from the building at which the train had stopped, and looked about.
white
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From this reading This white house, the barren square in front of it, the straight road in the distance, were all new and strange to his eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
yonder
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From this reading He went sadly down the road between the trees, however, until presently the road made a turn, and the boy stood as if transfixed, and believed himself dreaming, for before him lay the lake, heavenly blue in the brilliant sunlight, with its warm, still shores; and yonder were the mountains, and the sunny bay was there, where the friendly houses sparkled in the distance.
