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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 river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
all
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
bank
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
become
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From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
blue
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
bright
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From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
broke
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
clay
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From this reading It was of wattle and clay, and the grass grew green upon the roof.
clayey
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
close
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
creek
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
crumbs
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
dimples
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
dingy
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From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
fens
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
ferryman's
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
grass
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From this reading It was of wattle and clay, and the grass grew green upon the roof.
green
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From this reading It was of wattle and clay, and the grass grew green upon the roof.
grew
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From this reading It was of wattle and clay, and the grass grew green upon the roof.
hut
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
innumerable
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
islets
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
lay
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
marshy
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
martens
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
meet
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
oozing
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
out
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
path
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
ran
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
reflection
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
river
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
roof
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From this reading It was of wattle and clay, and the grass grew green upon the roof.
scattered
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
sky
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
sluggish
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
smiling
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
snugly
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From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
some
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
strained
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
stream
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From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
surface
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A creek ran up to meet the path, and close under the bank the ferryman's hut lay snugly.
up
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From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a dingy stream; but upon this bright, spirited morning everything was become beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
water
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
wattle
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From this reading It was of wattle and clay, and the grass grew green upon the roof.
wide
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
willow-covered
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From this reading The river Till was a wide, sluggish, clayey water, oozing out of fens, and in this part of its course it strained among some score of willow-covered, marshy islets.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind and the martens broke it up into innumerable dimples; and the reflection of the sky was scattered over all the surface in crumbs of smiling blue.
