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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
ascent
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
backward
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
became
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From this reading The ground became more and more uneven, full of pits and hillocks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
bent
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
blew
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
brambles
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
clapped
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
clearings
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
crawl
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
crossed
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
Dick
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
dotted
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
down
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
entered
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
face
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
fishing-rods
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
Forest
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
full
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From this reading The ground became more and more uneven, full of pits and hillocks.
gorsy
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
grew
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
ground
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
grove
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
groves
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
gusts
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
heathy
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
high
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
hillocks
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From this reading The ground became more and more uneven, full of pits and hillocks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
hurried
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
just
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
lads
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
like
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
Matcham
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
more
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
mount
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
old
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
outwood
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
pits
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From this reading The ground became more and more uneven, full of pits and hillocks.
places
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
remainder
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
rested
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
revived
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
road
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
safety
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
sandy
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
seen
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
shelter
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
shriller
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From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
slowly
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From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
trees
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
Tunstall
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
two
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
uneven
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From this reading The ground became more and more uneven, full of pits and hillocks.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
well
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had just entered one of the clearings, when Dick suddenly clapped down upon his face among the brambles, and began to crawl slowly backward towards the shelter of the grove.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with every step of the ascent the wind still blew the shriller, and the trees bent before the gusts like fishing-rods.
winged
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From this reading Matcham was well rested and revived; and the two lads, winged by what Dick had seen, hurried through the remainder of the outwood, crossed the road in safety, and began to mount into the high ground of Tunstall Forest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
yews
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From this reading The trees grew more and more in groves, with heathy places in between, sandy, gorsy, and dotted with old yews.
