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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 Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
AGAIN
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From this reading HUSSARS AGAIN.
ami
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
apparently
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arched
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
arms
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
assure
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
astonishment
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
avenue
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
awake
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
branches
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
breathless
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
carved
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
circumstance
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
close
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
coat
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
come
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
don't
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
down
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
embattled
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
end
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
entered
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
Evening
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
female
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
found
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
further
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
gateway
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
great
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
green
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
huge
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
HUSSARS
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From this reading HUSSARS AGAIN.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
immediately
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
investigate
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
leafy
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
lie
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
listen
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
long
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
looking
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
lose
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
made
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
mon
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
near
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
nest
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
now
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
opened
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
peeping
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
place
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
said
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
saw
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
shrink
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
some
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
sound
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
spare
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
stately
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
still
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
stone
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
straw
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
surmounted
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
temper
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
Then
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
there
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
trees
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
upward
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From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
very
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
voice
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From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
voices
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From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
wain
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
wall
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From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Evening had come on before I was awake, and, on looking upward, saw above me the green leafy branches of some great trees.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was about to investigate this circumstance further, when the sound of voices near me, or apparently immediately under the huge wain, made me shrink down and lie still and breathless to listen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, on peeping from my nest amid the straw, I found, to my very great astonishment, that the wain was not in the same place where I had entered it, but that it was now at the end of a long and stately avenue, and close to an embattled wall, in which there opened an arched gateway surmounted by a coat of arms carved in stone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, come, _mon ami_, don't lose your temper, for I assure you that you have none to spare," said a female voice.
