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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 THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
abruptly
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
Ashprington
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
autumn
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
battlemented
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
Bow
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
Bridge
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
church-tower
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
churchyard
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
cloth
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
conditions
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
cottages
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
Crowning
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
falling
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From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
far
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
fell
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
filled
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
foreground
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
full
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
gold
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
grey
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
hamlet
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
hillcrest
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
hour
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From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
land
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
lay
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
leaves
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From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
MARTYR
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
meadow
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
oppressed
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From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
orchard
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
past
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
paths
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
picture
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
poplar
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
porch
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
presented
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
rich
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
rippled
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
rose
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
Saturday
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
scarlet
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
simple
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
slope
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
smothered
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From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
spread
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
steep
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
sunshine
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
Then
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
throwing
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
tree
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
tree-foundered
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From this reading At this hour the tree-foundered village seemed oppressed and smothered with falling leaves.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
uniform
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
vale
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From this reading The hamlet lay on a slope under a hillcrest and through it fell steep paths by meadow and orchard past the cottages to Bow Bridge far distant in the vale.
village
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From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
walls
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARTYR On a Saturday afternoon full of sunshine was presented the rich but simple picture of Ashprington village under conditions of autumn.
western
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
whole
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From this reading Then fell the land abruptly, and the whole foreground was filled with an apple orchard, that rippled to the churchyard walls and spread a rich cloth of scarlet and gold around them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
yew
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From this reading Crowning Ashprington rose the church-tower of uniform grey, battlemented, with a great poplar standing on its right, and a yew tree throwing shadow upon the western porch.
