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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 After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
acres
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From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
AFFAIRS
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From this reading MAURICE TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
Arcachon
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
avoided
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From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
better-off
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
children
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
close
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
covering
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From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
cultivated
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
delight
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From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
dreading
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From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
farmhouses
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
fashionable
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From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
folks
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
forest
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From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
fruit
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
inhabitants
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
land
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From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
lived
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
MANAGEMENT
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From this reading MAURICE TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS.
many
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
MAURICE
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From this reading MAURICE TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS.
midst
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From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
miles
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
neat
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAURICE TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS.
peaceful
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
people
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
place
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
poorer
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
pretty
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
seaport
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From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
sunny
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
TAKES
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From this reading MAURICE TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAURICE TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
thousand
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From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
three
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
town
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
trees
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
village
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
vines
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From this reading It was a pretty place, peaceful and sunny; and here the people cultivated their vines and fruit trees, and lived, the poorer folks quite in the village, the better-off inhabitants in neat farmhouses close by.
wandering
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This village was in the midst of a forest covering many thousand acres of land.
weeks
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From this reading After many weeks of wandering about, the children found themselves in a little village, about three miles from the town of Arcachon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had avoided the seaport town of Arcachon, dreading its fashionable appearance; but they hailed the little village with delight.
