adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
Blea
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From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
Coniston
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From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the language of the country she was a Stateswoman.
dalesnounUS /deɪlz/
plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
Dixon
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From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
farm-house
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From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
fellsnounUS /felz/
plural of “fell” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
HalfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
hereditaryadjectiveUS /hərˈedəteri/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading In the language of the country she was a Stateswoman.
life-time
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From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
overhangnounUS /ˈoʊvərhæŋ/
projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
Oxenfell
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From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
residedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪdɪd/
past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
sheep-walk
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From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
Skelwith
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From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
Stateswoman
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From this reading In the language of the country she was a Stateswoman.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
Susan
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From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
Tarn
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From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
Westmoreland
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From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was owner of the small farm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres of land by which it was surrounded.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She had also an hereditary right to a sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales a single woman, of the name of Susan Dixon.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her house is yet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.
