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always
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
angel
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
away
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
beach
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
best
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
brown
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
day-god's
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
doors
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
earth's
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
fierce
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
fire
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
Fond
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
forest
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
front
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
Full
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
girl
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
heart
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
house
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
huge
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
impassioned
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
inn
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
invitingly
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
ire
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
lay
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
living
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
LIZZIE'S
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From this reading LIZZIE'S LOVER.
love
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
LOVER
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From this reading LIZZIE'S LOVER.
Mark's
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
oak
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
old
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
out
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
runs
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
saint
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
shutters
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
simplicity
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
sons
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
spreading
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
St
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
stretching
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
summer
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
unpainted
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
village
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From this reading It stood in the center of the village, with the forest stretching away behind, and the beach spreading out in front.
warm
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
wooden
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From this reading The inn of St. Mark's was an old, brown, wooden house, with huge, unpainted shutters, and great oak doors, that in summer lay always invitingly open.
wooes
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
WORSHIPERS
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From this reading FIRE WORSHIPERS.
young
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From this reading "Fond girl! no saint nor angel he Who wooes thy young simplicity; But one of earth's impassioned sons, As warm in love, as fierce in ire, As the best heart whose current runs Full of the day-god's living fire."
