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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 MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
all
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
ARTICLE
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
August
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back
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
bring
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
chance
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
Chiltistan
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
close
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
coincidence
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
crops
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
day
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
Downs
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
enough
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
few
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
fields
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
fourteen
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
fresh
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
freshly
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
garden
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
happened
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From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
high
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
honours
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
horror
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
house
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
intervened
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
Linforth
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
lived
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
looking
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
MAGAZINE
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
misery
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
most
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
only
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
orchards
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
people
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
remembered
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
rich
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
rose
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
single
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
soon
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
suffering
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
Sybil
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
trivial
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
vividly
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From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
war
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
word
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
world
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
years
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
yellow
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From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
