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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 girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the beginning of a June afternoon.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the beginning of a June afternoon.
came
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
clouds
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
doorstep
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
Dormer
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
down
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
driving
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
end
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
England
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
fields
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
girl
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
grassy
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
high
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
hills
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
house
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the beginning of a June afternoon.
June
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From this reading It was the beginning of a June afternoon.
lacks
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
larchwoods
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
lavish
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
lawyer
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
lies
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
more
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
moved
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
New
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
North
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
out
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
passes
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
pastures
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
place
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
protected
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
rain
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
road
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
roofs
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
round
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
Royall's
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
shade
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
shadows
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
shed
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
shoulders
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
silver
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
sky
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
springlike
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
street
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From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
sunshine
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
surrounding
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
takes
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
transparent
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
village
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From this reading The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it.
villages
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From this reading The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the beginning of a June afternoon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
white
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From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer.
