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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 next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
air
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
back
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
beings
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
car
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
carefully
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
cattle
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
Clara
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
contemplated
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
cottages
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
countryside
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
cushioned
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
day
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
delight
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
ducks
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
emptiness
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
England
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
evidently
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
face
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
favorite
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
Felix
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
flying
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
fraught
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
fronting
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
garden
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
Georgian
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
grass-bordered
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
greenness
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
house
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
human
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
Joyfields
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
large
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
lazy
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
lovely
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
Lying
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
Mallorings
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
moved
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
Nearing
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
neat
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
note
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
noted
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
old
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
park
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
pied
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
pleasing
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
pond
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
restored
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
roads
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
row
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
seat
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
sort
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
south
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From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
Stanley's
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
swiftly
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From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
thatched
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nearing Joyfields he noted the Mallorings' park and their long Georgian house, carefully fronting south.
There
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
three
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
too
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
trees
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
trim
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
usual
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
very
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From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
village
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
warm
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From this reading Lying back on the cushioned seat, the warm air flying at his face, Felix contemplated with delight his favorite countryside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly this garden of England was very lovely, its greenness, trees, and large, pied, lazy cattle; its very emptiness of human beings even was pleasing.
well-remembered
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From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There, too, was the pond of what village there was, with the usual ducks on it; and three well-remembered cottages in a row, neat and trim, of the old, thatched sort, but evidently restored.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day Stanley's car, fraught with Felix and a note from Clara, moved swiftly along the grass-bordered roads toward Joyfields.
