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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 charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
all
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
bears
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
brother
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From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
called
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
charm
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
children
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
connecting
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
COUSINS
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From this reading COUSINS.
direction
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
district
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
down
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
effect
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From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
Elm
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
especially
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
exhilarating
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From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
felt
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
Fields
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
future
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
grown-up
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
Harstone
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
importance
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
intersecting
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
lines
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
moment
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
more
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
narrow
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
novelty
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
other
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
out
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
own
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
past
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
people
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
power
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
present
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From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
Reginald
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
Roxburgh
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
Salome
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
sister
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From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
sloping
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
small
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
soon
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
streets
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
stretched
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
There
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
villas
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From this reading Reginald and Salome soon left behind them the lines of small villas and long narrow streets intersecting each other which stretched out from the district called Elm Fields, connecting it with Roxburgh in one direction, and sloping down towards Harstone in the other.
walk
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From this reading The walk had an exhilarating effect on both brother and sister.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The present moment bears with it its own importance, and neither future nor past has the power with children that it has with grown-up people.
young
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From this reading There is a charm in novelty to us all, and it is a charm which is more especially felt by the young.
