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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 Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
All
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From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
almost
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
away
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
bogs
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
borne
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From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
chasms
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
Christine
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From this reading But no storms kept Christine long away from him.
constant
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
country
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
court
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
day
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
December
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
dreary
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But no storms kept Christine long away from him.
glad
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From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
grew
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
hearing
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From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But no storms kept Christine long away from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
impassable
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
imprisonment
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
island
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
jail
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
John
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
kept
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From this reading But no storms kept Christine long away from him.
Kirkwall
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
lonely
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no storms kept Christine long away from him.
loved
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From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
made
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
more
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
mosses
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
perform
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
ponies
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
roads
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
snows
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
soon
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
steeple-chase
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
storms
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
summer
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
swept
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
There
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
things
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From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
try
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From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
way
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From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Over almost impassable roads and mosses she made her way on the little ponies of the country, which had to perform a constant steeple-chase over the bogs and chasms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All things may be borne when they are sure; and every one who loved John was glad when at last he could have a fair hearing.
winter
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From this reading But soon the summer passed away, and the storms and snows of winter swept over the lonely island.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no court until December to try John, and his imprisonment in Kirkwall jail grew every day more dreary.
