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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 SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
ACQUIRES
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
altered
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
Back
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From this reading Back in there would go the bathing pavilions.
bathing
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From this reading Back in there would go the bathing pavilions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
bed
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
boats
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From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
BUSINESS
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
calculated
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
curbing
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
deep
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From this reading In the hill to the right there was a deep indenture.
down
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
dozens
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From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
enough
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
eye
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
followed
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
fountain
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
gaging
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
go
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From this reading Back in there would go the bathing pavilions.
headway
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
height
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
hill
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From this reading In the hill to the right there was a deep indenture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
indenture
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From this reading In the hill to the right there was a deep indenture.
interference
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From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
judging
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
kept
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
lake
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
level
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
PARTNER
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
pavilions
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From this reading Back in there would go the bathing pavilions.
place
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
pond-lily
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hill to the right there was a deep indenture.
road
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
room
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From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
run
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
SAM
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
scenic
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
small
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
spring
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
stone
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
stream
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
surface
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From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
surrounded
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
There
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From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
TURNER
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
upper
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From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
view
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the hill to the right there was a deep indenture.
water
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From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sam calculated that from the upper spring there would be headway enough to run a small fountain in the center, surrounded by a pond-lily bed which would be kept in place by a stone curbing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SAM TURNER ACQUIRES A BUSINESS PARTNER They followed the stream down to the road, at every step gaging with the eye the height of the lake and judging the altered scenic view from the level of the water.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be room for dozens and dozens of boats upon that surface without interference.
