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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 was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
all
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
beautiful
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
beauty
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
big
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
blazing
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
blue
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
car
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
chauffeur
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
coast
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
cottage
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
Damn
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
disgusted
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
down
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
evening
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
exaggerated
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
eyes
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
garden
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
glorified
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
go
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
hill
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
hotel
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
light
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
like
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
Lionel
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
Lynton
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
meant
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
met
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
middle
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
night
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
off
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
only
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
out
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
perfumed
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
quaint
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
roof
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
round
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
said
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
sea
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
siren
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
snapped
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
stands
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
stay
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From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
stone-paved
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
thank
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From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
thatched
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
There
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
tires
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
torn
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
tremendous
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
twists
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
two
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
veranda
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From this reading At Lynton we stopped at a hotel like an exaggerated, glorified cottage, with a thatched roof and a veranda running all round.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
watch
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
water
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
Welsh
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
wicked
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
windows
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From this reading It stands in a big, perfumed garden, and from the windows and that quaint stone-paved veranda you can look over the sea to the Welsh coast, whence, at evening, two blazing eyes of light watch you across the blue water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Lionel had meant to stay only one night at the Cottage Hotel, but Lynton was beautiful, with a siren beauty, that would not let us go.
wriggling
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From this reading There was a tremendous hill, wriggling down with wicked twists to Lynton, and in the middle we met a car that had torn off all its tires.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"
