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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 A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
air
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
ascended
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
banks
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
beaches
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
beholder
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
birds
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
bit
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
bottom
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
bringing
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
channel
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
concerned
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
coomb
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
creek
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From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
crown
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
Dene
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
feet
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
fringed
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From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
green
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
heavily
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From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
hill
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
hundred
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
limestone
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
man
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
midst
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
Mill
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
Mud
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
only
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
oozed
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
opened
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From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
other
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
out
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
Paper
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
Perched
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
pile
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
quarry
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
river
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
round
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
rural
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
saw
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
scene
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
sea
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
shells
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
side
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
slope
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
spread
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
three
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
trees
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From this reading On his left opened the creek heavily fringed with trees.
twinkled
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From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mud banks oozed out upon it and the river channel twinkled in the midst of them.
valley
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
varied
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From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
VATMAN
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From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
weeds
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From this reading The beholder saw that the sea ascended to this rural scene, bringing its weeds and shells to the little beaches and its birds to the air.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A NEW VATMAN A man stood on the crown of a limestone quarry, where it bit into the slope of a green hill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perched here, three hundred feet above the valley bottom, a varied scene spread round about, but he was only concerned with the other side of the coomb and the great pile of Dene Paper Mill that stood over against him.
