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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 GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
air
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From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
all
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
Andersen
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
arched
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
ball
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
banks
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
became
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
blue
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
bolted
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bottom
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
brown
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
car
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
carts
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
castle
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
chocolate
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
coloured
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
country
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
covered
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
far
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
fat
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fear
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
followed
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gaily
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geese
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
GERMANY
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
glass
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
grassland
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Hans
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
held
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From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
hill
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
hills
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
hissed
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
horses
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
houses
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
insultedly
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From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
lattice-work
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
like
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
made
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
marble
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
motor
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From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
mountain
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
mouths
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From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
narrow
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
necks
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
off
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
painted
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
plunged
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
pointed
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
river
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
road
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
rolled
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
roofs
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
side
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
sideways
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
small
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
squares
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
stomachs
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
stone
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From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
stretched
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.
tracts
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
turrets
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
valley
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
very
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From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
white
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
wooden
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
woods
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From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.
Young
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From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.
