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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 sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
all
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
betray
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
blew
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
blowing
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
blue
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
bogs
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
corn
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
Dick
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
down
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
extreme
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
far
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
fen
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
field
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
fields
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
Forest
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
green
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
hand
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
heart
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From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
homeward
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
jolly
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
Kettley
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
knoll
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
landmarks
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
like
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
lost
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
loud
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
marsh
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
merrily
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From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
near
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
neighbouring
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
night
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From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
path
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
pools
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
reeds
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
ride
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
rippling
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
rode
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From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
saddle
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From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
sight
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
six
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
sky
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
sound
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From this reading He had been all night in the saddle, but his heart was good and his body sound, and he rode right merrily.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
steady
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
tempt
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
there
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
top
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
traveller
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
treacherous
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
Tunstall
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
water
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From this reading On either hand there were great fields of blowing reeds and willows, pools of water shaking in the wind, and treacherous bogs, as green as emerald, to tempt and to betray the traveller.
way
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From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was near six in the May morning when Dick began to ride down into the fen upon his homeward way.
whitening
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
willows
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
windmill
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From this reading The path went down and down into the marsh, till he lost sight of all the neighbouring landmarks but Kettley windmill on the knoll behind him, and the extreme top of Tunstall Forest far before.
windmill-sails
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From this reading The sky was all blue; the jolly wind blew loud and steady; the windmill-sails were spinning; and the willows over all the fen rippling and whitening like a field of corn.
